Robotics

Writing Prompt #1 by Molly McBryde Over the years, technology has become much more significant to society. Humans are constantly developing new software and coming up with new advancements to help the world in several aspects. One way technology is helping the world is in our jobs. Robots are replacing humans on assembly lines, in checkout services, and in our daily conversations over the phone. Automation is seen as a sign of progress when in reality it is only choking the people of…

King Arthur is a legendary. He is a British leader. He became King by pulling a sword out of a rock. All over the world lots of strong men went to pull the sword out of the stone but they couldn't pull it out. Then one day Arthur went to pull it out and he did. This was one myth the other one is the "Lady in the lake". It is when Arthur went to pull out the sword the lady in the lake helped Arthur pull the sword out. The word “chivalry” connected to the Knights of the Round…

There is a kid being in the middle of the forest. He is getting attacked by a bear. What will he do? With his Roamer he has an emergency walkie talkie so, he can get to safety. In addition, the current Redbot is programmed as a portable storage unit that should be used because the Redbot helps all people carry things. This will improve qualities of life but it will have important political, economic, and social aspects of life. A Redbot is a small red robot that is built and is coded to do…

What will Lincoln Middle School look like in the year 2050? Would be all gross and corrupt? Will it be modern and organized? Who knows? This is how I picture LMS in the future. The school will have a modern look and feel. Lockers will not be necessary, as our supplies will be carried by tiny robots. Your robots will follow you around. You can set times and order them to carry your things. Desks would be like giant iPads. Bells would stay the same. We will still have a lunchroom, but you won’t…

What are we doing with our lives and our planet? Science fiction is known as the literature of anticipation as it speaks of scientific or technological achievements that could be achieved in the future. For example, the film WALL-E, which is about a robot designed to clean the garbage that covers the Earth after it was devastated and abandoned by humans in a 'distant future’, but it is still a distant future? The truth is that we will have made those possible consequences of our selfishness and…

In the case of Player Piano they are even entrusted with duties such as the law in a court case, since they are the best impartial judge of the law and can interpret everything objectively. Even now we are beginning to see the effects of technological development over the past few years. Robots are becoming more capable and artificial-intelligence gets smarter every day. It is getting to the point where robots are cheaper to employ than humans, which will displace many from their jobs. “It…

If you think you’re doing well, you should know a robot could do so much better; but is that so bad? Kevin Kelly doesn’t seem to think so, as presented in his article “Better than Human: Why Robots Will - and Must - Take Our Jobs”. Kelly recognizes the increasing automation in the workplace, and sees it as a benefit not a loss. Robots replacing human jobs must occur in his mind because the benefits greatly outweigh the shallow changes. Kelly takes on a refreshing opinion further presented by…

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…

Who Owns the Future Due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) having the ability to learn information at an exponential rate, it is very easy to believe that AI owns the future. There are two broad types of AI, soft and hard AI. Soft AI is not intended to mimic the human brain, soft AI could be used to make a difficult boss in a video game. Hard AI on the other hand is intended to mimic the human brain, and many experts in the field are scared of what will come from the evolution of hard AI (Baer).…

Increased technology leads to unprecedented opportunities for advancement. Today’s technology facilitates the ability to create robots with human characteristics and functions. This opens discussion concerning the relationship between robots and humans. Two stories that take part in this discussion are “For a Breath I Tarry”, by Roger Zelazny and “The Algorithms for Love” by Ken Liu. Both of these works explores what it means to be human through the sci-fi elements of machines and transformation…