The word robot predates the prolific American writer Isaac Asimov. The first robots that participated in a play looked quite human, something like the replicants in Blade Runner.
Curiously, the word robot has nothing to do with C-3PO from Star Wars or the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz. The word robot derives from the Czech term "forced labor" and was first used in 1921 in a Czech play by Karel apek.. The three laws of robotics that determine that a robot must protect a human being, must obey its orders, and must protect yourself (unless it conflicts with the first or second law) have been reformulated by different authors, but Asimov did not invent the term. A robot can beat eggs or remove dust from the floor without any need to have a humanoid appearance. Currently, robots suggest appliances capable of beating eggs or removing dust from the floor. The image of the robot has mutated greatly since its name wasfirst used in a Prague play in 1921.