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Re: Are they really robots?



I think Da Vinci would disagree with the electronics being needed policy we're following

Also how is it could they not be robots if your reasoning is that they are remotely operated by humans during teleoperated period if they can also function autonomously during autonomous period

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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol View Post
So according to Asimov, cars and airplanes are robots.

I don't think it sums it up quite as neatly as you thought.
Airplanes can be completely mechanically operated machines, but can also pilot themselves if need be. In addition the dictionary.com definition of sensor is
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anything, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it
so wouldn't a joystick be a sensor?
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