How Strong is Your Robot ?
How Strong is Your Robot ? The popular image of a robot is that of an android, a machine that looks like a man or woman and performs tasks that are copies of human actions. In reality, few robots are of this type. Present day robots are much more likely to be mechanical arms which are controlled by computers and which can be programmed to perform a wide range of activities normally done by humans. However, if this popular image of robots is a mistake, it is equally wrong to think of them as merely machines. Robots and the science of robotics are both signs of the deep changes that are taking place in industry, changes that are beginning to have and will continue to have far-reaching economic, social and political consequences. human vs robot Before robots, there were mechanical dolls, but they were used for pleasure rather than for work. They go back to ancient times. One of ...
