I, Robot

Author Alan Bloch, in his short story “Men Are Different,” projects a view of a dystopian world where humans are extinct. Initially it seems as if a robot just wants to understand more about humans. Though, a closer look reveals the consequences of acting without knowledge. Bloch’s purpose for writing this story is to raise awareness for mental illness, and show the effects we have on the mentally ill when we act without knowledge. Initially we don’t know if this is a girl not knowing about her…

Terminator, Ultron from The Avengers, and the robots from I, Robot are all Hollywood dramatizations of robotics. These are all extreme examples that tend to strike worry into the hearts of the viewer. Comparing the initial upbringing of these three extreme examples to today’s robots, they are programmed to increase the quality of life for inhabitants on Earth. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is intelligence programmed into machines or robots to overcome challenges. Modern examples of…

convincing myself that the robotics team of Slidell High was an organization unfit for me, I finally overcame my robotic-phobia and enlisted. The team moved with a rhythm unmatched by any other team, grinding and welding and programming without bounds. The finest gumbo of human achievement, the robotics team accepted my flavor unwaveringly. Although I felt that I was needed with the labeling and organizing, I had no particular impact on the gumbo until computer science discovered me.…

Will artificial intelligence devices become human’s best friend? YuMi is no ordinary streamline robotic machinery. According to ABB, “it is the first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot” (para. 2), this statement suggests that factories may someday erase the safety lines between human employees and machineries. Equipped with the state of the art artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, YuMi is able to intuitively interact with human (Kirchner et al., 2015) making it possible for…

And this is more due to the concern of practicality and scalability. If we make a million units of a particular kind of robot, the task of maintaining them and providing for their livelihood will become a tall order. Who should be responsible for all that? The manufacturers, the governments, or the owners? In each of these cases, the reliance is ultimately either on humans…

writers have presented various views on this issue representing both the support and opposition for technology’s control over humans. In his article “Why Robots Will-and-Must Take Our Jobs,” editor and writer Kevin Kelly strongly defends that humans have control over technology by describing how the primary job of humans is to create more jobs for robots. Journalist Clive Thompson agrees with Kelly in his article “Smarter than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” that…

the utilization of fractal geometry within the brain pattern a robot by the name LVX-1. This was vital addition in an attempt to create a brain with “added complexity, possibly closer to that of the human” as Dr. Rash states (Asimov 122). As a result of Dr. Rash’s newest contribution, LVX-1 has had dreams every night for 10 nights. To the knowledge of Dr. Rash and her elder colleague Dr. Calvin, dreaming has never occurred among the robots before and thus causes great concern. However, what is…

the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts,” (Lee 245). Like every painter or sculptor, medical professionals require tools to perform their art and enhance their skills. As time goes on, technology advances causing new tools to arise and medicine to adapt. One upcoming…

get the team to familiarize key plays and athletes that can be a potential threat to them. Therefore, to help assist the coaches and the players, I have created the Scoutie500. 2) Come up with a name of your sport product. Scoutie500 3) Describe and explain your product (what it looks like, the size, color or colors, etc…) The Scoutie500 is a safe robot that can be used out on the floor…

To modernize the Odyssey, I believe that we should have a new, creative movie with a whole different setting and time period. My modern movie proposal is one that includes minorities and a new main character to give the viewers a new adventure to experience that still ties in with the book. The title of this movie is The Underwater Voyage because my movie is focused on the main character’s journey back to her home. This new character is named Odisia, which I hope closely resembles the original…