robots
We've seen them in the movies, in cartoons, and even working in hazardous conditions separate from humans, but as technology improves and man kind moves forward robots are appearing everywhere. Traditionally used to work independent from humans robots are now working with humans due to the new range of applications. Now there are robotic pets, waiters, guards, and tour guides just to name a few. With the growth of robots in our society many questions are raised such as self-identity, theory of mind, recognition of self and others, social learning, emotion, personality and ethics. One of the largest questions is how are machines able to mimic mankind and if in fact they are completely able to have human interaction? The robot Robbie 1, created by Robbie Singh is a robot with a code of ethics. These laws were written in the famous sci-fi novel, Robbie, written by Isaac Asimov and were soon to be applied to most robot creators around the world. 1. A robot must not harm a human being, nor must it, by not acting, cause the human to be harmed. 2. A robot must obey the human beings commands, except when such commands go counter to law one. 3. A robot must protect it self at all times as long as
It is possible for Kismet to react so well with humans because of all the data stored into its memory banks. Kismet has been taught the basic formats to a conversation with a human. He receives a variety of social cues and can then decipherer when to react to a statement or when to listen. These cues include, gaze direction, facial expression, and vocal babbles. PeopleBot is a robot that is now on the market for rates starting at $5,995. This robot is said to be interactive with humans, but reading the description of PeopleBot I found it was nothing more than a programmed machine. It will speak when and what you tell it to and listen for phrases and sounds it recognizes. It can navigate around obstacles and can respond to requests or conditions it senses. However this is merely a machine that is programmed by a computer, it is not a friend or someone to carry on a conversation with. With all of the humanistic traits in all of the robots it may be easy for one to believe that a robot can function, act, and be a total mimic of a human, but sociology will prove this wrong. It is highly unlikely that robots can mimic humans in many ways such as acquiring a master status and engaging in a role exit. Since a robot is processed in a c
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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