Summer Assignment Welcome to IBDP HOTA I!! Below you find your summer assignment‚ which requires that you purchase A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. If you find it a financial hardship to purchase this book‚ please let the instructor know. I do have a few copies to sign out. This book will be used throughout the year and will be invaluable to you as you proceed in your education. Over the summer‚ you will prepare for IBDP HOTA I by catching up on United States’ history
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What are Robots and how are they being used now days? Introduction: Robots are becoming the most reliable and used man-made tools in many aspects of human life (Peter‚ H. 2013). Robots are mechanically self operated tools that can help us in manufacturing and in difficult surgeries such as fixing something really small that cannot be held or seen by humans. This article will explain the importance of robots and its role in making human life easier. However‚ we must understand that Robots will never
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HOTA RECONSTRUCTION QUIZ STUDY GUIDE Aftermath Lost cause: the confederates longed for that time when all was well and they were a “perfect” place where slavery was allowed and now they see their “movement” as a lost cause. Everything they fought for was in vain and now they lost everything. Potential opportunities from emancipation: now that slaves were freed‚ opportunities had been opened up to them. Black men could now vote‚ the freedmen’s bureau provided food to former slaves and
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No matter how similar the robot started to look‚ and even act like humans‚ they do not exactly mimic the human. The actual face-to-face contact between people is important for people of all ages and if it is interrupted by the robot would not be pretty. In the article "Robots that Care" by Jerome Groopman‚ he discusses how scientists have started to create robots for medical therapy‚ and how it is currently trying to replace Therapist. However‚ the robot is not a good medical therapy for the future
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Leonardo’s robot‚ also known as medieval man‚ refers to a humanoid automaton designed by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1495. According to Wikipedia‚ The design notes for the robot appear in sketchbooks that were rediscovered in the 1950s. Leonardo displayed his "robot" at a celebration hosted by Duke Sforza at the court of Milan in 1495. The robot knight could stand‚ sit‚ raise its visor and independently maneuver its arms. The entire robotic system was operated by a series of pulleys and cables
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interesting potential field because people expect robots to come into their lives. Robots will make our lives more comfortable‚ doing household duties‚ security jobs‚ tending the elderly‚ etc. Therefore‚ it is essential that people become more familiar with our future helpers. However‚ many people do not take interests in knowing about robots because people are not aware of the meaning of robots’ names. It is a good idea for inventors to name their robots or project after themselves on their company
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costs money to make or buy a robot Robotics and automations can increase safety‚ reliability‚ production amount‚ profit‚ quality and quantity of products in a lot of cases. They can do jobs in dangerous situations and save lives of thousands of people. They do not care about the comfort of their environment. Human needs such as hunger or depression have no meanings for them. They do not get tired. Productivity Robots produce more accurate and high quality work Robots rarely make mistakes and are
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Robotic Development The researchers in “New Robot Has Come to Conquer Human Race…With Snacks!” By Aaron Saenz are on the frontier of robot development. The researchers at Carnegie Mellon are developing a robot named SnackBot which goes around offering snacks to people. In the experiment of SnackBot in the workplace the researchers were observing the social interaction of humans and robots as well as the aesthetics. They were determining if it was well received‚ if its height was too small or too
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Robots on Earth By Shelly Linger The word “robot” brings to mind images of mechanical beings taking over the earth and destroying humanity. Truth is‚ the robots of today are nothing like the evil mechanical monsters of movies or books. Robots do not harm the human population. In actuality‚ robots are an aid in making life safer‚ healthier and more productive for humans. Jobs such as welding and painting pose a hazard to human health. The fumes in the automobile and airplane factories can harm
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ARTICLE IN PRESS doi:10.1510/icvts.2009.203182 Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 9 (2009) 500–505 www.icvts.org State-of-the-art - Cardiac general Robot-assisted cardiac surgery Paul Modi‚ Evelio Rodriguez‚ W. Randolph Chitwood Jr.* East Carolina Heart Institute‚ East Carolina University‚ Pitt County Memorial Hospital‚ 600 Moye Boulevard‚ Greenville‚ NC 27834‚ USA Received 10 February 2009; received in revised form 5 June 2009; accepted 7 June 2009 Summary Recognition
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