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"I, Robot" ( Isaac Asimov ) & "Blade Runner" ( Ridley Scott ), 1999.
Compares robots in Asimov's novel & replicants in Scott's film.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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Compares robots in Asimov's novel & replicants in Scott's film. Discusses the paradox that , even as human beings in the real world seek to develop machines that can think, it is also apparent that these same human beings fear such machines.
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" Artificial intelligence is a dream of mankind, but it is also an elusive one. Science has created machines that can emulate certain human thought processes at high speed, but these machines cannot really be said to think. In fiction, however, the problems involved can be solved, and robots have been presented in fiction which are very human in the way they think. However, even as human beings in the real world seek to develop machines that can think, it is also apparent that these same human beings fear such machines. In fiction, this is often addressed by the development of rules for the conduct of robots and androids, and yet often these rules can be bent quite far by the intelligent machines at which the rules are directed. Isaac Asimov created perhaps the most famous set of such rules in his Three Laws of robotics, logical rules that the author uses to.."
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"Foundation" by Isaac Asimov, 2004.
This essay includes a short, but very detailed summary of "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov.
1,529 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper includes a summary breakdown of "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov. This paper begins with a summary for each divided section of the work. It the provides a critique of the work and the work's importance to society. It then explains the author's background and how his personal life impacts the work.
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"Foundation takes place in the near future of mankind in a far region of space. The existence of Earth is only slightly mentioned in the novel, but otherwise not discussed. However, various planets inhabit the storyline and make it just as interesting. The first part of the novel, The Psychohistorians, is the story of the mathematician Gaal Dornick, who comes to the center of the Galactic Empire, known as Trantor. Here Gaal plans on working for the famous psychohistorian Hari Seldon. Seldon along with his group of researchers is known for predicting future events and mathematical consequences of modern actions. Soon enough, Seldon predicts the downfall of the empire and Trantor. He is then convicted of treason and exiled to the planet Terminus where he negotiated to be able to make a ?Foundation? to preserve all known human knowledge for use in the future. The second part of the novel, The Encyclopedists, tells the story Terminus and the Foundation in the future as the remains of the Empire (known as the four kingdoms), fight to control Terminus and militarize it for protection."
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"Robots of Dawn", 2002.
A discussion of American author, Isaac Asimov's "Robots of Dawn".
2,206 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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The paper begins with an introduction to the life of Isaac Asimov, one of America's most gifted authors whose interest in chemistry and invention of the three laws of robotics, led him to write "Robots of Dawn". The paper then discusses these laws of robotics before analyzing the novel, including plots and characters.
Paper Outline:
I. Introduction
II. Isaac Asimov?s Background
1. Asimov as Visionary
2. Machine Intelligence
3. Laws of Robotics
III. Robots of Dawn Summary
1. History of Earth and Aurora
2. Setting
IV. Strength of Characters Gladia, Baley, and Fastolfe
1. Human versus Robot Characteristics
3. Conflict Between Characters
Conclusion?Qualities of Robots of Dawn
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"Asimov was successful in illustrating that robots can have not only a different kind of moral system than the humans, but a different level of intelligence as well. This is demonstrated in the characteristics of the Spacers. By exploiting the fact that humans don?t handle rapid calculations very well, Asimov creates the perfect setting for Aurora, which was the first extra-solar planet settled by what Asimov referred to as the Spacers. (Asimov 43). Aurora has a completely different social society than the Earth people do and the way they go about socializing is complex. Asimov?s robots engage in sex with an extremely casual attitude, and interestingly enough, sex is a considerable part of the novel. Procreation is reserved only for the married and that is the only reason that a marriage permit will be granted. Clearly, Asimov is making a conscious decision to make them different from the Earth people. He allows the Earth people to hold on to conservative beliefs while giving the robots total freedom. By giving the Aurorans their own identity, Asimov is giving them depth as well. They are not seen as cold or flat characters, but rather interesting, engaging, and sometimes likable."
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Robotics, 2002.
An insight into the subject of robotics and robots.
4,231 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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This paper discusses robotics, a technology that deals with the design, construction and operation of robots that are used in numerous applications. It looks at how these applications range from industries that require accurate and repetitive tasks (such as the car and computer manufacturing industries), dangerous tasks such as diffusing of bombs and other chores that cannot be performed by humans, e.g., carrying out research on far-away planets, or walking inside live volcanoes. It provides a description of what robots are and how they work, the history of robotics, the present applications of robots, the impact of robots in our lives and their limitations as well as the future of robots. It also discusses how close we are in the development of a ?bionic? man.
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Robotics and Robots Defined
Origins of the Word ?Robot? and ?Robotics?
History of Robotics
How Robots Work?
Applications of Robots
The Future of Robotics
Conclusion
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"Although robots as we know them today are a relatively recent invention, the idea of automated machine or a mechanical man has fascinated the human mind since the ancient times. For example, the ancient Greek poet Homer in his writings described maidens of gold, who are supposed to be mechanical helpers built by Hephaistos, the Greek god of metalsmiths. Similarly, in ancient Jewish legend, robot-like servants made of clay are brought to life by a spoken charm. (Tesler) In more recent times, Leonardo da Vinci, the ?Renaissance man? drew plans for a mechanical man. Eighteenth century watchmakers were also famous for making mechanical, robot-like creatures. (Bekey)"
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Artificial Minds: Autonomous Robots, 2001.
Two case-studies of relatively simple autonomous robot projects followed by a discussion of embodied cognition, emergent behaviour and how these concepts apply to the above robots.
1,595 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 52.95
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This document is comprised of case studies of two autonomous robot projects, namely Frank Scott's Hexapod Robots, and MIT's Robot Ant Colony. Each case study describes the behaviour each robot exhibits, and technical information on how this behaviour is executed including mechanical parts, digital circuitry and programming techniques. The case studies are followed by a discussion of embodied cognition, and how the above robots' actions can be explained in terms of embodied cognition. It also discusses emergent phenomenon, both in nature and artificially intelligent robots.
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"The Rodney series of robots refers to a group of three six-legged autonomous robots whose design is based upon Rodney Brooks' subsumption architecture. Rodney 3 is the most refined and recent robot. It supersedes both Rodney 1 & 2 and for this reason will be the focus of this summary. Rodney 3 is designed to operate in an environment featuring a slightly uneven surface that may be interrupted by many small obstacles and an occasional large obstacle, e.g. a pebbled track with the odd large stone or similar obstacle. The robot's task is to climb over the smaller objects, and to avoid objects that are too large to climb over. To achieve the climbing action, all six legs must be able to operate independently of each other. The robot travels forward in a straight line until a large object is encountered. To avoid the object, it must reverse a few steps, shift its direction and continue its forward motion."
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Modular Robots, 2002.
A survey paper on the enhancement of robotic technology by the development of modular reconfigurable robots.
3,814 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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Conventional robots have always been thought to be humanoid in form or as advanced computerized machines working on the shop floor. This has been so because the tasks given to the robot have been predefined and the terrain predictable and helpful. But in cases where both mission and geography are unknown, the ability to change in shape could be of very great value, since the robots could adapt to constantly changing tasks and systems. The paper shows that modular reconfigurable robots, made by interconnnecting multiple, simple and similar units, can perform such shape shifting. The paper describes how such types of high-utility robots are being developed in many research labs around the world, with one already in the experimental stage at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. It is postulated that systems of this kind would be useful for remote autonomous operations, particularly in hostile environments, such as under the sea, at a scene of natural disaster, and on other planets. This paper externalizes the development in design and technology of such modular robots and also highlights their various applications.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Development of Reconfigurable Robots
Three Types of Reconfigurable Robots
Programming Perplexities
Conclusion
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"Each module contains a Motorola PowerPC 555 embedded processor with 1 megabyte of external RAM. This is a relatively powerful processor to have on every module and its full processing power has not yet been utilized. The final goal of full autonomy may require the use of these processors and memory. Each module communicates over a local bus within chains of segments using the (controller area network) CANbus standard. The six sided nodes will have switching and routing capability to pass messages from segment chain to segment chain."
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Industrial Robots, 2004.
An overview of the uses of industrial robots in technology today.
2,210 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This college level paper on industrial robots clearly defines and outlines the general characteristics of an industrial robot. This paper also highlights the technical parts of an industrial robot and how, with the help of these parts, a robot is able to perform a number of tasks. This paper also specifies the use of robots in manufacturing.
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"In 1961, the automatons at General Motor Corporation made a promise of giving the world a flexible automation with high microprocessor power and artificial intelligence. This resulted in full potential industrial robots. The history of robots can be traced back to the 1920s when Karel Capek depicted the world to comprise of millions of intelligent machines that were designed to be perfect and tireless workers. Many people misunderstand what an industrial robot is. They often confuse terms such as remote-controlled, automations and numerical controlled with the term industrial robot. This is due in part to false impressions created by the science fiction and in part to the way robots actually developed. An industrial robot is basically a specialized machine tool that is consistent, unchanging, unthinking and untiring. Such robots are greatly suited for repetitive, unskilled or semiskilled, monotonous and burdensome tasks. They are also useful for jobs that would be hazardous for a person to perform."
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The Social Impact of Robots, 2007.
This paper discusses the new generation of consumer robots in Japanese society.
1,372 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper relates that, while industrial robots have been around for some time, humanoid robots, designed to function as partners of human beings, are making their way onto the marketplace and into mainstream society. The paper discusses how Japanese society is embracing this new generation of robots that are designed to make their lives easier at home and at work. The paper details how Japan is leading the world in a new generation of consumer robots; robots that enter the workplace as receptionists, night watchmen, hospital workers, guides and even as personal companion pets!
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"From 1952-1968, Tetsuwan Astomu, known outside Japan as Astro Boy, was a popular cartoon series created by Japanese cartoonist Osamu Tezuka (Robot). Astro Boy, supposedly born in 2003, went on to become a television series that ran from 1963-1966, with a new version running from 1980-1981 (Robot). Robots are no longer things of the distant future, but are beginning to appear throughout society for numerous and various purposes (Robot)."
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"Blade Runner", 2004.
The use of the notion of genre to analyze the film, "Blade Runner", in terms of science fiction.
1,920 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper examines Ridley Scott's film, "Blade Runner," and looks at how the film utilizes the main proponent of science fiction film, the development and utilization of technology and the implications that it may have upon the human race and society. It attempts to argue that, while "Blade Runner" can be perceived as a science fiction film, there are also integral elements of film noir and postmodernism that influence the film. It shows how the limitations of definition by genre means that "Blade Runner" is a film that is overlaps other areas of genre than science fiction, and it has different levels of interpretation regarding style, content, and the underlying story of the movie. To define "Blade Runner "as a science fiction film is not itself incorrect, but it is a somewhat inadequate summarising of the film's structure and style.
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"However, whilst Blade Runner evokes the sentiment of a science fiction world, there is substantial evidence to suggest that the film was greatly influenced by other genres, especially Film Noir. Blade Runner?s sprawling metropolis, and dark, shadowy urban is so evocative of a dark film noir setting. The lighting is crucial in film noir as it is Blade Runner. Many Science Fiction films are shot in an unnaturally hard light yet In Blade Runner there is a vivid feeling of dark alleys and sinister rooms, of deindustrialisation and decay. The 1940s black cities of film noir are represented in the dystopian world of Los Angeles in 2019, drawing parallels between the black times suggesting the future could be as bleak as it was during World War Two in the 1940s. In Film Noir, society and the system is ruthless, the people are evil and remain corrupt, and the hero has both protagonist and antagonist values. Deckard is the typical cop hero with his trench coat, tie and a gun, Rachel is the femme fatale, and Roy Batty the main villain heading for a showdown."
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The Image of the Robot, 2006.
This paper studies how robots are portrayed in modern literature, art and film.
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper examines the portrayal of robots in contemporary literature and fiction. According to the author, the image of the robot is presented in all its best and worst aspects. The paper discusses technological dystopia, focusing on the more negative issues surrounding robots and highlighting their significance. The paper addresses the questions of why robots are portrayed so often in modern culture, why their qualities cause both admiration and resentment from audiences, and what the underlying human issues are that the artists want audiences to realize.
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"In stories pertaining to robots, they are almost always endowed with a humanlike appearance. In Isaac Asimov's Robot Series ("Caves of Steel", "The Naked Sun", "Robots of Dawn", "Robots and Empire"), there's one robot character that is the most human of all robots. His name is R. Daneel Olivaw (in the books, the "R" stands for "Robot"). He is virtually indistinguishable from an ordinary human, apart from the seeming perfection of his physical appearance. He can think, talk, and move like a human. He also seems to displays emotion. The character has used this quality to disguise himself as a human, thereby deceiving the real humans and other robots. In the movie "The Terminator", the robot from the future named as "T800" was so advanced in its physical qualities that it can only be recognized as a robot by its superior strength and total lack of human emotion. In "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", a more advanced robot, the "T-X" (Terminatrix), has a female appearance but much more powerful than its "male" predecessors. Other movies, such as the "I, Robot", do not have "human" robots but the basic body structure used is still humanlike. In the movie "Stepford Wives", the woman robots look disturbingly real and perfect."
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Can Robots Have a Mind?, 2005.
A discussion on whether robots can have a mind based on the movie "A.I".
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This paper examines how in the film "AI" we see a sweet and loving boy robot which brings up an interesting philosophical question. Is it possible that a robot could have a mind's? It discusses how it is more realistic to consider real life computer technologies and what it means to have a mind. It argues that it is not possible for a robot to have a mind.
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"Blade Runner", 2002.
A review of Ridley Scott's film "Blade Runner" through the postmodern lens of Umberto Eco.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper will explore elements of Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner' in light of Umberto Eco's theories of cinema's "common language" and the intertextuality of film. It will be argued that to fully understand 'Blade Runner' it is necessary to situate it in the context of the cinematic genre of film noir. Given the extent of the movie's "debt" to the "common language" of film noir, Blade Runner can be seen as a postmodern film noir; the product of a "metasemiotic culture" in which innovation is achieved only through re-visioning the past.
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Robotic Uses in Law Enforcement, 2008.
A research paper that develops a best practices guide to the use of robotic technology for law enforcement and military authorities.
4,668 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 120.95
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The paper aims to identify current applications of robotics in law enforcement and military settings, to determine future trends in the use of robotics and to provide a best practices model for law enforcement and military authorities to use when deciding which, if any, robotic application is appropriate for their purposes. The paper outlines the methodology to achieve the above-stated objectives and summarizes its findings in the conclusion.
Outline:
Introduction and Background
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
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"The ineffectiveness of this model in responding to both natural and manmade disasters since that time, though, has highlighted the need for identifying improved ways of delivering emergency response services when existing protocols and assumptions no longer apply or the resources upon which they rely are not available. Indeed, today, security is the guiding framework for understanding the modern world in the United States in terms of both law (e.g., the USA Patriot Act, 2001) and in terms of its stated official policy (i.e., the National Security Strategy of the USA, 2002) (Crampton, 2003)."
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Artificial Intelligence: Can a Robot have a Mind?, 2005.
A discussion on whether robots can actually think for themselves and have a mind.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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In Steven Spielberg's film "AI", the character David is a robotic boy. David looks, walks and talks like a human child. He also loves his mother(after she programs him to do so). Yet at all times, we know that David is not a human being, he is an artificial construction with a computerized mind. This paper considers whether or not such a robot can have a mind and argues that in fact robots can have a mind.
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"A Study of History" ( Arnold Toynbee ), 1999.
Critical review of 10-volume work & its impact on Isaac Asimov's science-fiction. Discusses public & professional reactions and the work's major concepts.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 19 sources, $ 119.95
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" In 1952, British historian Arnold Toynbee published the last of the ten planned original volumes of A Study of History, a immense work on which he had been engaged since the 1920s, and the first four volumes of which had appeared in the 1930s. Two final volumes were published in 1961, one an atlas and gazeteer (not consulted for this essay), and a volume of Reconsiderations, at once answering his critics and re-evaluating aspects of his own work.
The title of the whole work was simple, sweeping, and in a way misleading. A Study of History was neither a narrative world history like H.G. Well's or William H. McNeill's nor a treatise on historiography, though it had elements of both. In its initial intent it was an inquiry into the overall dynamics of history: why civilizations emerge and rise, and why most of them.."
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