Isaac Asimov

The Fake-Loving Robot Pet Would it make sense for someone to love a robot so closely? In the article,” Love in the Time of Robots,” by Frank Mullin, is a list of why the robots do not add up to the benefits of a real-live pet. One reason why they do not add up is was programmed to show fake love and affection. Another reason is because it promotes laziness. Unlike real pets it must be cleaned up after and cared for all their needs. Then finally why the robot does not add up to the benefits…

The article I chose to write about is “The Robot Invasion.” This article is informative on how robots could in the future replace humans. It discusses scientific research and break throughs to justify the authors points. Anyone in the working class should read this article, and educate themselves on how far robots have come. “The Robot Invasion” is written by Charlie Gillis. The main idea is to inform people of the change to come in a world pertaining to robots. The authors tone is formal, and…

The use of robots, programmed machines capable of automatically carrying out a specific series of tasks, was once only a foreseeable reality if you were a strong believer in science fiction novels. Now, the implementation of robots to complete tasks that were once only done by humans is now a reality. Presently, robots serve in many different aspects of society and their influence is predicted to increase indefinitely. Regardless of one’s viewpoint about the use of robots and what a robots’ role…

In the future, there is a police group that hunts down mean robots who disguise as humans. The trouble is, all of these robots look exactly like humans! Rick Deckard is one of these people, and today he needs to catch a robot that has escaped. What worries Rick is that the robot he has to catch is a smarter model than others. Since he knows that the robot is a good singer, he decides to go to the music center to look for the robot. At the music center, Rick sees the robot! He tries to get…

From the first activity, I thought Bradley’s words were melodramatic but as the lesson progressed I realised there was truth to his perspective. Taking inspiration from my initial thought my group decided to exaggerate the first scene starting with Aastha, Erin, Georgia and Maddi who all played the roles of futuristic robots. They conveyed their role by having their face faced downwards and only when I switched the ‘button’ on with an elongated ‘beep’ sound they began to start operating. They…

Blade Runner the 1982 movie directed by Ridley Scott and I Robot the 2004 movie directed by Alex Proyas, show how two movies in the same genre of science fiction can explore similar and different themes. The shared themes of creator turning on the creation, technology and the implications on the future and Morality are explored in both the movies, however through stylistic features, plots and dialogue, the films vary from each other. Blade Runner with its dystopian and philosophic charm follows…

Frank and Robot is an emotional story about an elderly man struggling with Alzheimer's disease. The main character Frank has many relationships throughout the story, and you hear of a few others. However the most important relationship to the story is the one between Frank and the Robot that his son Hunter gave him to take care of him when he is away. This relationship with Robot becomes important to Frank over a period of time. Throughout the story Robot helps Frank cope and manage his dementia…

ROBOTICS Robotics have been around since the Third Century B.C. of early descriptions of Automata appearing in Lie Zi text of a mechanical engineer named Yan Shi who created a life-size, human-shaped figure f his mechanical handiwork. Due to their abilities to compute many tasks and as artificial intelligence increases. Western civilization, specifically, has been in love and terrified by the idea of human machines. In an unending search of humankind to figure out who we are; A question mostly…

“I am well aware that this surgery is very experimental but you can be assured that my residents wouldn’t recommend it if it wasn’t the safest option” The Chief explained softly. The ever present pitter patter of Seattle rain was descending on Seattle General Hospital as he uttered the last words. “So let me get this straight, you’re going to let a robot-” Mila began before being cut off. At the young age of 16, brain surgery shouldn’t be one of her problems. “Not any robot, a robot that was…

Robotics in the Police Force Everyday our police officers put their lives on the line to uphold the laws. Whether it’s pulling someone over for speeding or chasing a thief. Even these simple acts can put our cops in danger. There are also times when they stand on the brink of death to save someone else’s life. This could be when they are diffusing a bomb, in the middle of a fire-fight, or even sifting through debris for survivors after an earthquake. Whenever an officer puts his uniform on he…