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- noun The science or study of the technology associated with the design, fabrication, theory, and application of robots.
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- noun The
science andtechnology ofrobots , theirdesign ,manufacture , andapplication
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- noun the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots
Etymologies
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Examples
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But a startling breakthrough in robotics is about to occur, one that will bring to life the age-old dream of marrying artificial intelligence with a mechanical body to create the first living robot: a Cylon.
Now this is interesting: “Caprica” | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006
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The term robotics was introduced by writer Isaac Asimov.
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People who have never worked in robotics often have wildly exaggerated ideas about what is feasible. common sense
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The first, “A More Perfect You: The Science of Surrogates” (14 minutes), talks about advances in robotics as well as a little information on the making of the movie, especially in terms of how to turn an older actor into an ageless robot by combining makeups, prosthetics, and special effects.
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We have no where near the capabilities in robotics to do everything autonomously.
"Moon = Stupid": Its The Same Tired Rhetoric From Bob Zubrin - NASA Watch 2009
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Thirty years, and many advances in robotics later, mannequins were so life-like that they were only allowed to have simple programmed instructions.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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The ARISE® program, as I call my robotics curriculum, has developed and grown from one course to four different courses over the past seven years.
Steven Paley: Robotics And Tzedakah: A Creative Approach Steven Paley 2011
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But it seems to give a "green light" for even more robust commercial space vehicle developments in robotics and manned space flight during coming years.
First Briefing on Human Space Flight Review - NASA Watch 2009
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The ARISE® program, as I call my robotics curriculum, has developed and grown from one course to four different courses over the past seven years.
Steven Paley: Robotics And Tzedakah: A Creative Approach Steven Paley 2011
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The CEO of Wowwee robotics is my guess - he used to work for NASA, right?
Who Is The Mystery "Canadian entrepreneur"? - NASA Watch 2009
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