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Should we need a basic standard of what can be called Robots? We're in an age of journalism where almost anything that can do what humans do (Guess, had calcul
by amrrs 9y ago
Should we need a basic standard of what can be called Robots? We're in an age of journalism where almost anything that can do what humans do (Guess, had calculator been invented in this age,'This automated Robot can do as many calculation as 3 Accountants' would have been a viral article) is called a Robot. But what we forget is that it's always been the case all this while, Consider a Toll collection booth with humans in it and then an RFID based automated system, I don't remember if those got this kind of attention as Toll Collecting Robots.
- abakker 9y agoDon't even get me started on "Software Robots", aka RPA (Robotic process automation). Yikes what a misuse of terminology.
- Jtsummers 9y agoWhat do you think should be called a robot? From watching the video, this seems like a scaled down version of the sort of industrial robot systems you'd see in other manufacturing fields (albeit meant for sewing, and not assembling cars or other things).
- ksk 9y agoThey were calling a NAS a "data robot" 10 years ago ! (drobo)