WHAT IS A ROBOT?

in technology •  7 years ago 

When you hear the word “robot,” the first thing that probably comes to mind is a silvery humanoid, à la The Day the Earth Stood Still or C-3PO (more golden, I guess, but still metallic). But there’s also the Roomba, and autonomous drones, and technically also self-driving cars. A robot can be a lot of things these days―and this is just the beginning of their proliferation.
With so many different kinds of robots, how do you define what one is? It's a physical thing―engineers agree on that, at least. But ask three different roboticists to define a robot and you’ll get three different answers. This isn't a trivial semantic conundrum: Thinking about what a robot really is has implications for how humanity deals with the unfolding robo-revolution.

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I sometimes feel like one, cheers good question

LOL. They will soon take us over!

It's not so much the robots that worry me it's if the robots ever get artificial intelligence now that's scary

Coming to a reality near you! Look up Boston Dynamic on YouTube if you haven't already!

I might just have a look cheers mate

Really Terminator level stuff. Unreal!

this way... soon robots will be a part of us very much... which may prove good or otherwise too... lets see what is going to happen

I pity the next generation of youth with no jobs.

a difficult situation to arise soon this way...

I'll be back!

:D

Thanks for sharing, also I guess robots may be software programmes too. take Siri for an example, try to ask her: "are you a robot?"

LOL. They are AI bots for sure. Goodbye jobs in all sectors!