Transcript Computers - Robot Presentation

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For many years robots have excited people’s
imaginations – whether in books, films or amusement
parks. However it is only recently robots have left the
realms of fiction. Even now thousands of robots are at
work around the world… but are any of them
actually intelligent?
Definitions
• Artificial Intelligence – the branch of computer science
aiming to produce machines which can imitate intelligent
human behavior.
• Computer – an electronic device that processes data
according to a set of instructions.
• Robot – a machine programmed to perform specific tasks in
a human manner.
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Robots have always been
creatures of the imagination
and in that respect have
existed long before we even
had computers.
Our perception of robots
doesn’t seem to be based on
our historical attempts to build
robots, but instead the
numerous books and movies
featuring humanoid machines.
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Meanwhile the robot we have on
earth differ slightly from the
intelligent androids we anticipated.
Ninety percent of all robots work in
factories and are nothing more than
than a robotic arm controlled by a
computer and attached to a
stationary base,
“The cost of piano lessons
was a nightmare”
Robot engineer says “six legs better than four”
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Robots have and will continue to replace millions of
jobs in industry. Most of the products we buy today
have been at some stage manufactured by computer
operated machines. Naturally robots do unpleasant
and dangerous tasks so humans no longer have to.
“So if this is play-dough then what did I just give to my
kids?…………… Oh shit”
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There are currently many limits dictating
what a robot can and cannot do. At the
moment engineers are still grappling with
problems like making a robot move, see and
hear – but who’s going to make a robot think?
Computers can follow instructions, but will
they ever be able to make their own decisions?
The awkward task of introducing a robot to its dumber
cousin – the refrigerator.
“And as you can see the robot is now
reinserting the pin into the grenade… no
wait… it’s seems to be having difficultly.”