All robots are controlled by human-run machines, hardware and software. Robotics is related to the sciences of electronics, engineering, mechanics, and software. The word robot was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) , published in 1920.The term robotics was coined by Isaac Asimov in his 1941 science fiction short-story  Liar! .ll robots are controlled by human-run machines, hardware and software. Robotics is related to the sciences of electronics, engineering, mechanics, and software. The word robot was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) , published in 1920.