FIRST Robotics Competition

Have you ever wanted to build your own futuristic neighborhood? What would you create? Some people would like to have flying cars, robot people, and talking houses. I would have robot maids, teleportation pads, and self cooking houses. First, will be robot maids they can do everything for you cook, clean, and let your pets out. But the downfall of these machines is that they need to charge. If you are running late your trusty maid can help you out. It can turn into a car and drive itself…

the workforce. Robots are on a steady slope to eliminate millions of jobs over the coming decades. Stowe Boyd, lead researcher for GigaOM Research, believes by 2025 “Pizzas will not be delivered by teenagers hoping for a tip. Food will be raised by robotic vehicles, even in small plot urban farms that will become the norm, since so many people will have lost their jobs to ‘bots. Your X-rays will be reviewed by a battery of Watson-grade AIs, and humans will only be pulled in when the machines…

A contemporary social issue currently face today that will have an impact on the Marine Corps in 15-20 years is the utilization of technology. Modern technology such as computers and personal hand held devices have its advantage and disadvantages. Computers are able to speed up communications, procedures, and save lives with the use of robots to disarm an improvised explosive device. With the advantages that it brings to the fight, it also has its drawbacks. Technology can take away from…

world chess champion Garry Kasparov was beaten in 1997 by Deep Blue, an I.B.M. supercomputer, it was considered to be a major milestone in the march toward artificial intelligence. Garry Kasparov was defeated by IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer in the first six games; however, when each game was limited to sixty minutes, Topalov, a top-rated grand master, didn’t have infinite time to consult the robots. As a result, Topalov fought Kasparov to a 3-3 draw (Thompson). This example strongly support…

What would the world composed entirely be with geniuses with IQs of 200? In today’s society more and more technology and theories are being proven every day. One theories that has been proven is brain surgery to increase intelligence. It seems out of this world, but is is really a thing.It is a very inconvenient way to get smarter, because not everyone may be able to afford it. Increasing intelligence can change and make humans into robots. The people without the surgery will start to rely on…

In the novel False Memory by Dan Krokos his underlying message throughout the novel is, that technology is useful but should not be perceived as a weapon. Four robots, Miranda, Noah, Peter & Olive, have been created as a weapon but did not know that until faced with the scenario itself. Noah over hears their owner, Dr. Tycast, talking to a women about selling these weapons and using them for a 'dry run', to test their capabilities. These robots or weapons can cause massive amounts of deaths all…

Robots are taking over our world. Technology is changing our lives. Everything is getting more computerized. “Better than Humans: Why robots will – and Must – Take our jobs” by Kevin Kelly and “Death by Robot” by Robin Marantz Henig. Both of these authors tells how technology has, is and will change our lives. Kevin Kelly’s states that technology is changing our way of living. We are becoming less responsible to finish our tasks and more reliable on machines to do it for us. Henig talks about…

The argument of whether or not it is morally justifiable to allow fully autonomous robots to ‘play god’ over the lives of people in conflict is a major issue in today’s political climate. The activist group ‘The campaign to stop killer robots’ argues that it is morally unjustifiable to allow such technology to exist, stating that it will challenge the protection of civilians, more conflicts and the absence of human judgment or moral values. Their arguments make an effort to convince readers to…

Robert promises that there will be more jobs because of the development of new and better robots. So Robert got America out of debt. Everyone was happy with his first term. Robert went for reelection and won by a landslide. Roberts first move in his second term was to make new…

The theme of machines and morality explored in class inspired this piece along with several short stories, novels, and other science fiction media I’ve experienced on my own. The class discussions about nonhuman rights and the machine morality helped me in developing my ideas for how an A.I. like G.O.D. would function and how it would interact with the humans it was made to oversee. I believe this story fits into the Science Fiction genre because of the A.I. narrator, the concept of living…