ABSTRACT
One of the uniqueness of man between the Angels, Jinn, and the brute animals is the development of our Brain and to use knowledge to conquer nature. Such ingenuities are borne out of the Classical Theories of Robotics and Drones, and the making of artificial Homosapien to reach places where humans cannot survive such as in space, underwater, terrible heat, clean up, containment of hazardous materials, and radiation and detection and deactivation of bombs. This study explores the etymology of robotics in helping humanity domestically, commercially, militarily, and in embarking on research. It traces the threshold to the period of King Solomon (970 B.C. – 932 B.C.), a King, Judge, Prophet, Wealthy, Wise, and Powerful that speak the language of humans, jinn, animals, birds, insects, ants, and others. The study unveils how King Solomon controlled the wind to fly the first airplane; used the jinn to build monuments, and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem; and to acquire gold, brass, copper, and other minerals for wealth from the sea; and controlled birds for courier services and explore other territories. In narrative form, this investigation exposes how the concept of modern robots and drones are developed in the Classical Times of the Islamic Empire between 7th and 16th
Centuries when Early Muslims stunned the world with the inventions of medicine, pharmacy, surgery, hospital, experimental physics, alchemy and chemistry, algebra/trigonometry, numbering system, anesthesia, calligraphy, architectural innovation, optics, airplane, university, crank-shaft, internal combustion engine, paper manufacturing, braille, windmill, treatment of cowpox, and more. This chapter discloses the true Father of Robotics as Badi az-Zaman al-Jazari (1136 – 1206 A.D.) with his Book in Knowledge of Engineering Tricks where he patented 100 Mechanical Devices including Robotics in 1206 A.D. and how to build them. Apart from juxtaposing how robots help in human labor, the study concludes that the artificial humans are of great benefits to humanity in exploring nature and to complement in management of human and material resources that replaces the factors of production in the new age economics.