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Robot Definition
Posted by Joe Johnson at 05/24/2001 11:44 PM EST
Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems. In Reply to: I liked the discussion... Posted by Joe Johnson on 05/24/2001 11:37 PM EST: Before I take a lot of heat for saying the I believe we are mistaken in our use of the word "robot" in reference to the remote controlled machines we use to compete in FIRST, I thought I should go to webster.com and get the definition for us all ro·bot : noun Etymology: Czech, from robota compulsory labor; akin to Old High German arabeit trouble, Latin orbus orphaned -- more at ORPHAN Date: 1923 1 a : a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; also : a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized b : an efficient insensitive person who functions automatically 2 : a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks 3 : a mechanism guided by automatic controls The only one the comes close is #3 and that is a stretch imho. Comments and criticisms welcome. Joe J. |
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