HISTORY: Since the yearly Fifties science fiction movies have depicted robots as very sophisticated machines built by humans to perform complex operations‚ to work with humans in safe critical missions‚ in hostile environments‚ or more often to pilot and control spaceships in galactic travels. At the same time‚ however‚ intelligent robots have also been depicted as dangerous machines‚ capable of working against man through wicked plans. In the Terminator the view of the future is even more catastrophic:
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Move Over‚ Mice by Sadie F. Dingfelder is an interesting article about the technological advances in computer programming. Robots are taking steps away from “thinking” like a computer to “thinking” more like a human. The title comes from the tradition of using mice in lab experiments. Now‚ psychologists can use robots to test their hypothesis. The article begins with an assignment for students at the University of California. The students must babysit a robot over their summer break. The purpose
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The movie “Robot and Frank” is based on how human interactions are replaced by robots. Robots are known to efficiently help any individual‚ which is extremely beneficial to our society. The movie presented the idea that robots can improve human’s capability through social and physical contact. Frank began to rely on the help of a robot because his robot accommodated all of his needs. In addition‚ Frank lived a much simpler and easier life due to the many capabilities of the robot. However
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A typical sight being viewed nowadays is the face of a computer screen rather than the face of a person. This phenomenon will become more common according to Kevin Kelly’s article “Better than Human: Why Robots Will-and Must-Take Our Job.” In this article‚ he discusses the controversial topic about the increasing automation in the workplace and how robots are beginning to take over the majority of jobs. Kelly explains that this action must occur because it will benefit our society and increase productivity
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In the informative article‚ "Household Robots Are Here‚ but Where Are They Going?" written by Dan Mitchell‚ stems from a simple central idea which expresses the eventually of social robots being used for more complex jobs as opposed to simple commands. These simple commands or tasks can be seen through voice commands such as checking the weather and playing music. The author’s central idea was found by stating the limiting factors of current social robots‚ as well as examples pertaining to the future
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It wouldn’t be a distortion to express that mechanical progressions in all offices have changed the way we lead our lives today. Gone are the days when we needed to drudge hard at home to complete our every day undertakings. With the appearance of new-age electrical apparatuses‚ we discovered awesome support in our day by day tasks. In the current past‚ this pattern has likewise seen an overhaul. Electrical apparatuses have offered approach to robot-controlled gadgets that utilization Artificial
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Section 2(d) of the Copyright Act‚ 1957 defines the term “author” in the context of several copyrightable works. Section 2(d) (VI) states that in relation to any literary‚ dramatic‚ musical or artistic work which is computer-generated‚ the person who causes the work to be created shall be the author. The definition in itself doesn’t provide for the legal personality of the author. Imagine a situation wherein a painting app has been created by a robot? Who would be the author here? The person who
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Global Toys & Games Industry The global toys and games industry is expected to hit the $100 billion mark by 2015‚ according to research from Global Industry Analysts. In recent years the market has been influenced by changing consumer tastes‚ with children opting for more sophisticated video games and electronic toys. Children are also becoming increasingly accustomed to changing toys more frequently. This means toy and game manufacturers are obliged to introduce new products on a regular
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If you lived with machines how would you act? Brian Aldiss wrote the book “Who Can Replace Man” because of the idea he had about how our world would turn out in the future. Will it turn out like the book? In the story “Who can Replace Man” Brian Aldiss wrote about how the robots were becoming a crucial part in our society‚ and how the humans were basically becoming extinct. He wrote about how humans were pretty much lazy‚ having robots do the job for humans‚ and humas had to give the commands to
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A human of height 1.8m moves with a constant speed of 0.9 m/s along the speci¯ed direct paths to radar inside the forest. The human is modeled using PEC ellipsoids‚ created based on the Boulic model as described in Section 2. The forest is modeled using identical trunks of 3 meters height and 11 cm radius which are distributed uniformly inside the 40£40m2 region. PEC is assumed for the trunk material properties as well as the ground. A trunk density of 3.8% (#/m2) is assumed‚ which amounts to 35
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