why is the robot important?
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take a common butter knife and a paper clip.  Unfold the paper clip and re shape it into an angled "U".  Drape it over the knife edge, hold your arm strait and Try to keep the wire still.\nYou can't.  The harder you try, the more your muscles tremble.  A Robot does not have that problem.  A surgeon can use a robot to eliminate the problem so that she/he can do very fine surgery.
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Robots are kewl. You have to like them, dood!
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i am a civil engineer i started a company trying to make robots replace workers \nits really difficult to do it and too expensive but in some projects accuracy is near to 1.5cm which is hard for a man to accomplish\nits effect is that we will need new instruments, design criteria and alot of computers and lasers\nworkers number will get down but propably we will need computer robotics, and communication engineers
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That importance is incalculable (without the aid of a computer!). Spacecraft and mission design, vehicle navigation, guidance, control and flight simulation need intense mathematical work that can only be performed by computers. There are just too many complex interactions among all aspects of a space mission for any number of unaided humans to keep in mind.
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Programming is very important because it allows us to study the modeling of knowledge in terms of making it executable.\nAs we research ways to program computers, we also learning about areas related to describing structures of information.\nAt the moment, we can only program electronic devices (although some exceptions do apply), but it wont be long until we can program biological devices. The study and application of informatics will then be even more important to man as it will embrace and influence all aspects of human life.
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Short answer:\n\nUnmanned space exploration is more cost effective, efficient, and lower risk. We can always build new robots, and we can send them over longer distances than people (at least initially).\n\nManned space exploration would have a better chance to capture public support. A human mind in control of a space mission might see or intuit things a computer guided sensor might not, and it might react creatively in an emergency. Ultimately, we'll place more value on manned spaceflight. We've already put robots on Mars, but the first human on Mars will be a much bigger deal. Sending humans through space safely seems to be one of the goals of space exploration.
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If you need laymans details, then I'm thinking that the use of Gyro's may be beyond your abilities as far as robotics are concerned. You may be better off constructing a robot with wheels ( take a look at the kits available at www.jameco.com )\n\nGyro's are expensive, precision instruments that require interfacing to microprocessors to obtain and process any useful data. Another sensor that could do something similar and would be cheaper and easier to use, would be an accelerometer which has an output that may be easier to interface with. \n\nHope this helps
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that is actually a good idea!  now, where can we find a robot?
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it is important.  But what about it?
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They were saying this same thing back in 1980 and it didn't happen then, either.  The technology has existed a long time for robots to replace us.  They still have only replaced us in a very limited number of things, such as in welding.  Relax, kiddo, when you've been around as long as I have, you realize that the more things change......the more they stay the same.
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AI and robots, etc. would be a boon to society if they could accomplish all the jobs that ordinary people do not want to do or are too dangerous to do.  There will always remain jobs that people like to do such as compose music.  Also many people would have to "manage" the robots to accomplish what is useful to society.  You would have to manage your own personal robot.  A person relieved of all responsibilities for work (in Utopia?) could devote their entire life to learning; but would they study so hard if there were no useful applications for their knowledge because robots cared for all needs?  People also have emotional needs and it is hard to imagine that a robot could substitute for a loving spouse or the family dog.  Those are "jobs" too.
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That everybody needs human interaction to survive.The robot,Andrew, begins to experience emotions and creative thought.Andrew learns the intricacies of humanity while trying to stop those who created him from destroying him.It also explores the transience of human life and the inevitable pull towards death.  =)
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More technologically advanced computer systems and having a mind of its own. Robots which can think and carry out certain tasks by following our commands. Robots which can build or operate other machines. Artificial Intelligence will be vast in our society. These should be all figured out within 1000 years from now as our technology is improving and becoming more advanced.
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Not sure about buying parts...... I'm sure there are many local electronic suppliers. \n\nCheck out the US company Jameco (www.jameco.com) for some of their robotic kits and pieces. Even if you don't get one of their kits, this might give you some ideas.
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A New World Order in principle is great.  In a world of robots it is perfection.  For humans it is horribly flawed if your interest is in the "common good" for all.  Human nature is never taken into account.
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Hey!  Glad to hear you're interested in robots! \nSince you're just starting out, I'd recommend the BOE-Bot (Radio Shack sells it for $150) from Parallax, Inc.  I built that when I was starting and it tought me a lot of the basics.  If that is a little above your budget, I'd recommend the Build Your Own Robot Kit.  It's pretty simple to build, and it has a socket to add a Parallax (first link) BASIC Stamp II, a programmable microcontroller.\n\nI'd recommend 2 good books that should help you get started;\nRobot Building for Dummies, by Roger Arrick\nRobot Building for Beginners, by David Cook\n\nYou should also consider joining the Robotics Club of Yahoo! (second link), they can answer pretty much any question you have regarding robotics. \n\nIf you would like more info, I'd be glad to help you... just e-mail me (my e-mail is my username, at yahoo.com)
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It looks like an acronym, but it isn't. It is originally from a science fiction story called "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" by Karel Čapek. The word is probably based on "... the verb robotovat, meaning "to work" or "to slave", and the noun robota (meaning corvée) used in the Czech and Slovak languages" (see the wikipedia entry below)\n\nThe generally accepted modern definition is "...any machine which mimics the actions of a human (biomimicry), in the physical sense or in the mental sense."\n\nCheck out the wikipedia entry, below.