Robot

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 at one time, "Your power is dangerous. Rage comes to the forefront. This is more than a loaded gun"(86). These Roses, or robots, are very…

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…

Technology has taken over our lives. It has become nearly impossible for anything or anyone to function without the affiliation of today's modern technology. Robots, one of the most convenient and efficient types of technology, are beginning to replace people in factory jobs. Some may not adhere to this, arguing that there will be a monumental deprivation of jobs but, infact, it creates more jobs. Many products that people use on a daily basis are produced in factories by people. In the…

Autonomous labor could mean big changes in the future for 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…

life in the hands of somebody else can make anybody nervous. But what about putting your life in the mechanical hands of a robot? Robotic-assisted surgery is becoming more commonplace in medical treatment. As with any new technology, there are a lot of questions about the safety and usefulness of these robots, and how they compare to traditional surgical methods. The usage of robots in surgery has decreased the risk, increased the effectiveness, and changed the dynamics of surgery. To…

After years 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…

Not only did the students have to make smart decisions when budgeting, but they had to work hard into getting a eight hundred dollar worth robot to beat a robot that was worth more than twelve times theirs was in a competition. The computer science teacher at Carl Hayden, Allan Cameron, was the teacher sponsoring Carl Hayden’s robotics program this year. At the after school meeting, Cameron was…

environmental problems. The movie begins by following around a robot that was sent to earth long ago to clean up the mess left by the human race who are no longer living on the planet. A new robot sent from the ship that current humans are living on is sent down. Wall-E wants to know this robot so he begins to show her some things that he has found during the years. He shows her a small plant that has been growing inside of a boot. Suddenly the robot grabs the plant and shuts down until she and…

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 made specifically to perform a perfect frontal lobe resection. You are in the most capable hands here at Seattle General. The surgery is fairly easy, but the slightest…

Now that super-human AI seems plausible, some of us have become worried about safety regarding the future AI development. They typically come in two forms. The first concern is that due to our inability to understanding the technical issues involved in complex systems, an AI system may end up exhibiting behavior or achieving a goal much different than what the designer purported. If the capabilities of this system are super-human in most aspects, it may end up unintentionally being dangerous to…