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  • Essay / The new era of I Robot - 968

    Robots of the world! The power of man has fallen! A new world has appeared: the Rule of Robots! March! (Capek, 1921). It was a dark scene from the first play to coin the term robot. From the first literature using the term robot, these human creatures were considered formidable. We are now entering the era where early science fiction writers predicted that we would all have our own personal robots. The actual science behind intelligent robotic thinking has been more difficult than imagined, but not impossible. In fact, I found research that shows these authors weren't that far off. But what effect will this have on humanity? Will robots take over the world? I don't think so. .Over time, many factors have had an effect on human life. I think computers and robotics have had the biggest impact. The computer successfully solved problems for which no algorithms were known, and robots supplanted many jobs in industry and the workforce. But the machine is not the master of man. The shape of computers continued to change, but none were able to replicate the dark scenes of Karel Capek's 1921 play RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots). His play was the first to use the word "robots." Term coined by Capek's brother, Josef Capek (Lidove noviny, 12/24/1933), which simply means worker or type of slave or peasant. The play was also the first to show robots killing all of humanity. 90 years later, it still hasn't happened, but Capek's story was either entertainment or a warning. Can a robot like this exist today? Someone smarter than us in reason? In 1994, L. Adleman, American theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology at the University of Southern California, published a ...... middle of article.... ... .Bibby, Joe. “Robonaut R2.” Robonaut: At home. NASA, June 24, 2011. Web. August 24, 2011. .Čapek, Karel. Article from the newspaper “Lidové Noviny” December 24, 1933 Web. August 20, 2011< http://www.lidovky.cz/>Čapek, Karel. RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots).Prague, 1921. Print.Das, Saswato R. "A molecular computer that imitates the brain - IEEE Spectrum." IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering and Science News. May 2010. the web. August 3, 2011. .Goodrich, Marcia. "Lessons from the brain: toward an intelligent molecular computer | Michigan Tech News." Michigan Technological University. April 26, 2010. The web. August 3. 2011. .