Limitations On Robotic Technology

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In the movie, Terminator, robots take over the world in their future. Are movies like these foretelling the future of mankind? Some Swiss scientists say that the end may be close (Kelly 1). An autonomous robot that learns from its environment sparked all of this "Armageddon" talk (Kelly 1). The robot learned not to bump into a barrier without any programming of that sort. This may not seem like a big deal, but this is a major breakthrough in this area. Scientist believe that in ten years the technology will be more advanced and the robots will be as clever as humans are (Kelly 1). Soon as man-made creations can become more intelligent then their creators and be unpredictable as humans too. "Next century's global politics will be dominated by the question of, should humanity build ultra-intelligent machines or not," said Hugo De Garis (Kelly 2). De Garis went so far to say that major warfare will break out between the sides with one saying that building machines is the ...

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temperature and radiation (Osborn 2). Only a robot can do these necessary but lethal actions so that humans can design a solution to radiation leaks. This robot can be a lifesaver in situations where humans can not handle the severity of the situation. Pioneer, a robot, was designed to enter contaminated shelters at the nuclear meltdown site in Chernobyl (Osborn 1). This robot is programmed to go in and survey and monitor different types of the landscapes. The high level of radiation keeps humans at a distance, but they can control the robot via two-way communication. Pioneer is a robot that is controlled by humans and does not have any software to allow it to make decisions on ...

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