GDT::Blog::Robot YottaFiler
Wikipedia...A robot is a "mechanical or virtual, artificial agent. It is usually a system, which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own. The word robot can refer to both physical robots and virtual software agents."
Merriam-Webster...A robot is a "machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; also : a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized b: an efficient insensitive person who functions automatically 2: a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks 3: a mechanism guided by automatic controls"
Encyclopedia Britannica...A robot is "any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner. By extension, robotics is the engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction, and operation of robots."Resources [external hyperlinks]
RobotEducation.org::Institute for Personal Robots in Education
Wikipedia.org::List of fictional robots and androids
- Images of Famous Robots...
- Rosie the Maid ... R2-D2 ... 3-CPO ... Crow T. Robot ...
Tom Servo ... Robinson's family robot ... Gort ... Hymie
Creator: Gerald Thurman
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Created: 12 June 2008