Robot-A machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
One: a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;
Two: a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law;
Three: a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
Isaac Asimov, Laws Of Robots
In the fifties, it was predicted that in 5 years robots would everywhere.
In the sixties, it was predicted that in 10 years robots would be everywhere.
In the seventies, it was predicted that in 20 years robots would be everwhere.
In the eighties, it was predicted that in 40 years robots would be everywhere...
Marvin Minsky
Asimo
Asimo is a humanoid robot created by Honda. Standing at 120 cm and weighing in at 114 lbs. And able to run at speeds up to 4.3 MPH. ASIMO was created at Honda's Research And Development Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in Japan.
Wakamaru
Wakamaru was created by the development staff at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries incorporating advanced robot technology. "Wakamaru" is a robot created to communicate with people. All of "wakamaru's" features were developed to enable such communication.
AIBO
AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt, homonymous with "pal" in Japanese) was one of several types of robotic pets designed and manufactured by Sony; there have been several different models since their introduction in 1999. AIBO was discontinued in 2006.
