Essays on Robots

Introduction

Automobile technology has managed to come a long way. A few decades ago, automobile makers were boasting about airbags being the latest state-of-the-art technology in car safety. Warning systems and collision avoidance have been the latest developments for car technology. Though it is not a new technology, reverse cameras are available with the cross-traffic warning systems for preventing drivers from reversing from their parking spot into the oncoming traffic. Again, the vehicle sensor technology has been used for detection and prevention from all-too-common dangerous situations. These technologies are perfect for ensuring individuals and families are kept safe. Also, technology has helped ...

1. What is the Boss up against in relation to Bartleby? What does Bartleby represent? Who are the major players in the story? What do we know about them? Are they likable? Sympathetic? Realistic?

In the story, Bartleby is portrayed as a character that goes against the norms. The phrase, “I would prefer not to” shows his attitude towards not following the path followed by the majority. Consequently, the Boss is against this retaliation which Bartleby possesses. The story also shows that Bartleby is representative of a force apart from his individualism. This is largely a result of Bartleby’s way ...

A. Major Issue and Focus

- Interesting issue of web content management about Using Social Media Tools to Connect to Customers to Support the Libraries

Notes

BULLET 1: I find the way libraries use social media an interesting topic for this presentation. I will cover most of the major issues surrounding the use of social media by libraries to connect to their customers to support libraries I have defined briefly in this presentation my audience, which will be the library management.

B. Context and Audience Descriptions

- Evaluate Australian state libraries’ use of social media technology ...

SPEAKER NOTES

Current state business mission and objectives Motorola Company is one of the leading marketers and distributors of high-class mobile phones, tablets, iPods, and iPhones. The organization has developed a high customer profile because of its good quality products and services that are combined with customer friendly prices. Motorola Company is unique in its nature of operations from all other companies offering similar products and services. Firstly, the company keeps customers’ priorities first because the customer has the right to dictate the price of a product while marketers make a decision accordingly. Secondly, Motorola Company keeps inventing technologies that serves consumers’ digital ...

Part one

A cyborg manifesto is a brilliant article authored by Donna Haraway. It is solely aimed at criticizing the traditional notions of feminism, especially through putting greater emphasis on the issue of identity rather than affinity. In this article, Haraway uses the image or metaphor of a cyborg to urge feminists to move beyond the retrogressive limitations of traditional feminism, gender and politics. The idea of Haraway’s Cyborg calls for a non-essentialized and material-semiotic metaphor that is considered capable of uniting diffuse political coalitions through the notion of affinity (Haraway, 1991, p.153). She clearly addresses the rift between a feminist discourse ...

Abstract

Technological inventions in the healthcare sector are ever-growing. Healthcare providers are always looking for advanced technologies that will help in the efficient and effective delivery of healthcare. There are numerous technology-based healthcare solutions, and most are striving to reduce the common face-to-face practitioner-patient interactions. There are numerous benefits of this such technologies, as well as a host of limitations. Technology has modernized healthcare delivery because modern technologies help empower patients to be in charge of their health, and this in turn minimizes doctor consultations (Katz, Nissan and Moyer 2004). Technologies such as telemedicine, internet, robotics and telecoms have revolutionized the ...

Introduction

Doris Lessing regards science fiction as one of the best social fiction of the time. Pixar’s “WALL-E” is a beautiful product that has been developed over the same theme and have successfully earned the liking of general audience without much effort. The movie presents an interesting idea of the outlook of science and humanity. The elements together are depicted alive and vigilant to fight for the safety of mother Earth. In short, the movie presents the notion of association of inhabitants towards a unified goal. The analysis of the movie clearly determines that Wall-E is a Film about True Connection. ...

Introduction

Robots are used predominantly in industry. More and more companies are making their production lines automated by the usage of programmed robots. This trend of using robots started way back in 1960s and 1970s and gained popularity in the subsequent decades. Education was one area which was not touched by robotic technology until 10-15 years back. The strong belief was that a robot could not enhance the learning process. In fact introducing a robot in the learning process might make it more mechanical than creative. However, perceptions have changed in the last few years and education field is seeing more and more ...

There has been a rapid advancement in robotics and computer technological breakthroughs over the recent years. As a result, there has been an increased application of robots in almost every aspect of human life such as in industrial manufacturing, in science, agriculture and medicine. Robots in several applications have the potential of performing tasks that can be done by hundreds or thousands of people (Konczal). The application of robots has resulted in both positive and negative impacts on the economy. The increased application of robots in the economy plays a significant negative role as this contributes to the displacement of workers resulting ...

The invention of smartphones has revolutionized the development of mobile phone applications, popularly known as Mobile Apps. The invention of mobile apps has enabled other functionalities such as playing games, use of mobile web browsers and invention of chat-oriented platforms. There are two major categories of mobile apps, namely: Android Apps and Apple Apps. Android is a mobile phone operating system available in a wide range of phones and most popular globally. It is the largest platform for mobile phones, and the growth has been tremendous over the recent past. Additionally, it provides a world-class platform for developing apps and games for ...

List of ideas to replace current shipping technologies

- Delivery drones - Autonomous vehicles - Autonomous delivery robots - Dedicated delivery trams - Autonomous cargo ships - Delivery boats within cities with waterways - Delivery pipeline - Delivering digital good such as books via email - Delivery people on jetpacks - Train shipping

Detailed discussion of ideas to replace current shipping technologies

Delivery Drones

Delivery drone will utilize already existing technology, which involves the use of airborne unmanned flights. These flights can be used to deliver small packages to customers within cities. In order for this delivery system to work the individual making an order will be ...

Executive Summary

Recently, many hospitals worldwide have experienced some setbacks in reference to health care delivery system. This setback was primarily caused by the growing shortage in the number of experienced and competent healthcare workers, particularly nurses in the health profession. One of these hospitals is Renfrey Memorial Hospital, who is facing not major problems related to an aging nursing staff, overworked personnel and migration of able and experienced nurses to other health institutions because of the more promising professional life.

This report would identify the best practices and benchmark techniques used by differently medical facilities that have experienced similar problems. ...

A modernist society is defined to be a transition from traditional system of society to present world of twenty first century society. Modernist society is characterized by people living in a developed manner, with more civilized advancements. Avatar is a film by James Cameroon that has been modified to depict the characters of two different worlds, the real human being in the planet and aliens in this case Na’vis. Humans in the planet discovered another plant called Pandora where the aliens reside. RDA corporation decided to relocate the aliens because they wanted to mine unobtanium, but the aliens could not accept ...

Notably, warehousing has always been a significant part of supply chain management. They not only support inventory at various stages of manufacture of products, but also have a unique role to play in the assembly of products. Various warehouses have been uniquely modified to perform different types of functions. As a result, the warehousing industry has become subject to evolution especially in the technological sector leading to automation in almost every other step. These technological roles are bound to progress especially with increasing technological advancement in the future. Therefore, it is important to consider what job roles and tasks will exist in ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the imitation of human intelligence by machines. It is one of the fastest-growing technology areas nowadays. It is used in various sectors and industries, including defense, education, business, finance, and healthcare. The implementation of AI-related solutions in medicine is increasing at a significant rate. According to Buch et al. (2018), healthcare artificial intelligence projects recorded more investment than AI projects in other industries of the global economy in 2016. This paper seeks to expound on how new AI advancements can enable the medical field to attain greater levels of opportunity. 

History of AI

It is imperative to acknowledge ...

The robotic arm moved from side to side, as if waving hello. My friend Tim was running some final tests before the MATE ROV competition, which he had been working towards with his team for months. Together they built a submarine Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and I had the incredible opportunity to participate! The goal of the competition itself, every year, is to complete a series of tasks underwater and in a limited amount of time. Each year, though, has a general theme that is applied to the competition, such as “fixing the BP oil spill” or “detecting sunken World War ...

Kusuda, Yoshihiro. “Medical Robots in Japan.” Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30. 1(2003): 35-37. Print.

The article features robot production and application in Japan, the country that produces two-thirds of all robots in the world. It explores the use of medical robots around the globe featuring two hospitals in Japan that have had a wide application of medical robots for rehabilitation purposes. It also gives the challenges facing the robot manufacturing and application industry as far as their use is concerned in the healthcare and medical institutions. Additionally, it provides information concerning the new inventions in the development of robots for medical or rather health care purposes. It gives an overview of the technology used ...

In the modern world, several activists have called upon different stakeholders to ensure equality is maintained between the two genders. A lot of caution is taken in most sectors to ensure that both genders are presented with equal opportunities in any endeavor. This is very different from what the practice was some years back. Traditionally, men were considered to be superior to women. Such discrimination saw women reduced to objects whose purpose was to ensure men lived happily. To overcome these traditional myths, women have struggled hard to air their views. One of the ways they have aired their ...

Personal AHA’s about Information Technology

Although the efforts of organizations and technological establishments are to provide quality reciprocity, to service and evade disservice and care for consumers regularly, womenfolk and menfolk throughout the society endeavor to increase the safety and quality of organizations. My AHA visions are important to most organization within the science but primarily the technology and information systems industry. I can foresee the future of technology due to its energy and use of best practices of aiding individuals through their daily lives increasing their sense of self worthiness. Statistically, research has shown that certain types of information technology, such as computer ...

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The world wide use of robots and the application of robotics science is not a new phenomenon. Over two centuries ago, more than 70% of Americans worked at farms. With the rapid change in technology during the period of the Industrial Revolution, a new era began; The Age of Robots. A robot is a virtual or mechanical artificial being that is controlled by a computer program or electronic circuitry. The technology that deals with the construction, application and operation of robots and their operating computer system is called Robotics. With the advancement in the science of robotics, we have ...

Exoskeleton is a device designed to increase human muscle strength due to external skeleton. It replicates human biomechanics to scale up efforts in movements and can be integrated into a suit. Actual working models are now developed in Japan and the United States. The first exoskeleton was co-developed by the General Electric and the United States military in the '60s, and was called Hardiman (Kong and Jeon, 2006). It could lift up to 110kg with a force applied at the lifting of 4.5 kg. However, it was impractical because of its considerable weight up to 680kg. The project was not successful. ...

Character identity

The movie ‘despicable me’ utilizes Gru as the main character to drive its story line. Gru’s self-concept changes from the super villain outlook on himself to an increasingly soft and children liking super dad. The transformation in his self concept helps build the story of the movie, however, his identity remains the same which helps the audience identify with him and recognize him as Gru, whether in villainy or in good causes. The physical identity of Gru is defined by many aspects. The size of the character is representative of him. Big and imposing, the size complements all ...

Part A

The video of cognitive robot XCR-1, featured five characteristics of the sentient beings, and demonstrated a machine too can learn simple associations. The robot XCR-1 is a three-wheeled robot, without an envelope that gives a shape and form, with gripping hands, with multiple sensory capabilities and with a capacity to produce words. The robot has limited motor capacity (gripping, moving forward/ backward, talking and touching), but has excellent sensory systems for visual, auditory, touch, pain and tap stimulus. Obviously it has been created for studies and experiments in the field of machine learning. The experiment pioneered by Dr. Haikonen illustrates five behavioral phenomena ...

Introduction

Rossum's Universal Robots is a play written by Karel Capek's in 1921. The play introduces us to the world of robots that are machine, which acts like human beings. The play depicts that although robots will initially be beneficial to people, at some point they will dominate the world and turn against people. The play exports different issues that could arise if artificial life were created.

The play starts by a young woman named Helen a representative humanitarian organization visiting a remote island to liberate a poorly oppressed robot. Helen has a feeling that robots are human beings with human sense. However, upon arrival in ...

(I) Introduction A. Motivation of writing a paper on Roman aqueduct and sewage system.

B. Organizational overview of paper

C. Thesis Statement (II) Why Sewage and Aqueduct System was required - Why Sewage system was required. - Why Aqueduct System was required. (III) Sewage and Aqueduct Construction - How Roman sewage system was built. - How Roman aqueduct System was built. (IV) Engineer Aspects of the System - Water level segregation and Filtration System. - Water Transport System. - Water Arches and Underground water system. - Central Sewage System (V) Possible problems ...

Within the health care industry, a unanimous drop has been recorded. Ideally, the recorded backdrop is in the form of the health care reforms, as well as level of medical efficiency in the whole world. Normal livelihood and health care are some of the most essential element of elevating poor economic status hence reducing the level of poverty. Medical care is one of the sectors that demands rapid development strategies since the efficiency of patient care is deteriorating with time (Frey 23). An intensive study indicates that there have emerged renowned technological firms, which re health oriented. These medical technology ...

Over time, the manner in which women were defined in the society has changed. Initially, the roles of women were prescribed to be those in the kitchen and around the compound. Males always relied on the ancient theories that considered them superior to oppress women. However, as time goes by, women have managed to advocate for their rights. As Haraway argues, ‘women know very well that knowledge from natural sciences has been used in the interests of our domination and not our liberation’ (Haraway, 10). Women were seen as playing a subordinate role to men, and they were always seen ...

Elysium is an American science fiction action thriller starring Jodie Foster and Matt Damon. The film is set majorly in two places a space habitat named Elysium and ruined Earth. Elysium is set in the year 2154, where a small number of populace resides on a lavish space habitat while the rest, a majority dwell in an earth ravaged by pollution, disease, and overpopulation. The main character, Max (Matt Damon) has grown up on earth watching the Elysium from his Los Angeles neighborhood where he works in the Armadyne Corp, a company that makes the Elysium ammunition and police robots. He resides in a society ...

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) In Iraq-Afghanistan Wars

Abstract Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are homemade bombs that are constructed and deployed in certain ways. Since October 2001, IEDs have been responsible for over 3000 combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. These devises are designed to specifically kill, harass, or injure people or groups of people. In Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs have been widely used. They are hidden behind guardrails and signs, inside animal carcasses, and under roadside debris, these encounters are very dangerous as they are causing thousands of death in Iraq and Afghanistan annually (Tanielian, 2008, p. 11). This strategy has taken a different direction ...

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I hereby declare that this work is my own and not copied from any other source and that all sources have been acknowledge.

CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION6Purpose of the StudyProblem and Significance Research Question/Hypotheses7 Definition of TermsLimitations DelimitationsAssumptions

CHAPTER 2—LITERATURE REVIEW8CHAPTER 3—METHODOLOGY .Model Research DesignInstrument Data Collection Data AnalysisVariablesLimitations Delimitations AssumptionsCHAPTER 4—RESULTS Data Screening Scale Development Analyses of Primary Hypotheses Analyses of Secondary Hypotheses CHAPTER 5—DISCUSSION Discussion of Findings Implications of the Limitations on Present and Future Research Recommendations Practical Application of Results Future Research

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Technological singularity is an event in the future time that will dramatically transform the human race. The technological singularity is also referred to as Singularity. It will provide the means of doing things that can only be imagined today. These objectives are considered achievable by many present visionaries. The era of Singularity will be ushered on the bases of three disciplines also referred to as GNR, Genetics, Nano Technology and Robotics or Artificial intelligence (AI). Genetics is a branch of Biomedicines that study DNA of organisms. DNA is an almost an indestructible molecule which is found in living ...

Robots are automated or simulated agents that are normally electro-powered technologies operating under the guidance of computer databases or electronic integrated circuits. They can be either semi-independent or autonomous ranging from such humanoids as ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) of the Honda company. An ever-growing amount of robots are being built and created for interaction with human beings in particular settings (Dautenhahn, 2003). In the industrialized world, the population of the elderly is projected to grow appreciably in the course of the next twenty years. With this growth, countries such as Japan and the United States of ...

People always were, are and will see first with an expectation. The main reason for this is that not all of us has a required experience to make realistic prognoses. However most of the people do not want realistic, dream world always looks better than the real one. In dreams we can complete any work without required knowledge, we can get anything without putting enough effort to it. Unfortunately seeing with expectation will not help to resolve any issue while experience is the knowledge that you can rely on in any difficult situation. I never imagined how much work ...

Essay 1

1) The concerns made by the author of this article have to do with the environmental impact of creating artificial snow and maintaining snow solid without melting. Maintaining the snow for indoor or outdoor skiing games requires a lot of energy. For example, Dubai, despite being located in a region with a desert-like environment, maintains a 22,500 square meters snow-covered area for sports. It is estimate that about 1000MWh of energy are used annually to maintain the building at a temperature below the freezing point. The fact that the electricity is generated from natural gas means greenhouse gases are released into the ...

I am applying to the University of Texas at Austin, as a transfer student to Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department. I accept as true that human intellect flourishes in a period of relaxation, following strenuous thinking. That is why I decided to pursue the double major of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Programming is not just about making a machine to do something, but it is about bringing together a cluster of technologies to work in marvelous ways. I realized that, just like a painter with its brush and canvas, a programmer is more limited by its skill and imagination, than by its tools. ...

Sherry Turkle researched on the authenticity in the age of digital companions. Computers have become the nearest companions of children since their invention. Programs used like the Joseph Weizenbaum’s computer program Eliza has been shown to have strong emotional effect to the users. However, the use the program at some point was considered immoral since it did not understand the human story told and could not show human care. This is because empathy, love, care, etc. that are attributes of humans cannot be applied in human-robot interaction. It has been shown that children who grow up using computational toys ...

Essay

Abstract This paper explores the future of medicine in the context of modern digital technologies and inventions. Specifically, this paper analyzes Daniel’s Kraft’s presentation at the Maastricht Conference in 2012. In this essay, the researcher’s opinions and suggestions are presented and commented, and also their advantages and disadvantages are explored. Daniel Kraft is speaking about helping people with disabilities with robotic arms and legs, retina eyes. He is focused on digital diagnosing, creating apps for iPhone, visiting doctors via skype, regenerative medicine, robotic surgery, stem cell trials, perspectives of the oncology treatment, etc. Keywords: ...

Subsequent to technological advancements in the field of medicine, several machines helpful in increasing the rate and effectiveness of the cure have since been discovered. The most profound discovery in the field of surgery is the one that involved the introduction of Doctor Robot. This machine undertakes the operation procedure without the presence of a physician in the operation room but essentially in the robot control room. From the Fortune article entitled Meet your next surgeon: Dr. Robot, it is apparent that the robot surgeon was developed subsequent to deep research and an insightful consultation among the experts of the ...

For exampleElizabeth L. Angeli, Department of Psychology, State University.

This research was supported in part by a grant from the Sample Grant Program. Angeli, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 55555 Technologies are growing at an exponential rate. This rapid rate of growth has influenced every facet of our lives. This rapid change also has a deep impact on the law enforcement crime fighting methodologies, techniques and actions.

In the following, some technologies are covered which aid in combating crimes.

Forensic Lights The forensic lights help crime detectives to find hairs, body fluids, figure prints and other clues on crime scenes. These specially designed lights can emit ...

Factors that Influence Emotions

Human emotions are variable from time to time depending on various factors. Gender is one of the distinguishing factors that affect human emotions. Women tend to be more emotional than their male counterparts are. This is mainly due to hormonal imbalances and variations that occur during menses. At such times, they tend to be moody and easily irritable. However, in some instances men can be moody depending on other sociological factors. Culture is a crucial factor in determining one’s mood ((Berry, 2004)). This is especially important since it shapes one’s general mood from an early age to the ...

Concerning personal identity my position is similar to that of John Locke. I reject the idea that my personal identity is tied to my soul, as Cartesian theory suggested. I also do not believe that my personal identity is tied to my body. It seems more plausible to me that my personal identity is tethered to my memories because I am a culmination of my experiences. What I have endured, learned, and observed have made me into the person typing this. Memories are what have created my personal identity. My position on the mind and body problem, or that ...

Professional Studies Summary:

Medical Ultrasonics: Ultrasound uses sound waves of high frequency to diagnose patients and image the body. Ultrasound waves are longitudinal in nature and they induce back and forth oscillation of particles thus producing a series of compressions and rarefactions. The velocity, wavelength and frequencies of these sound waves can be calculated using the formula,v=fλ where velocity (v) is the speed of the wave in meters per second (ms-1), frequency (f) is the number of oscillations in a second measured in Hertz (Hz), and wavelength (λ) is the distance between two rarefactions and compressions in meters (m). Ultrasound uses sound ...

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ENGL 203 Qatar University In the near future computer software and machines will completely change how human beings operate by either replacing or enhancing the capabilities of some of the tasks previously considered to be strictly in human beings’ domain. In the past, fatal accidents in general aviation have been caused by loss awareness surrounding weather events due to the use of traditional methods of predicting meteorological patterns. Recent research and developments in artificial intelligence has proved that human beings can accomplish a lot by utilizing this technology and overall air travel could become much more safe and ...

- Introduction While humanoid robots are often thought of as robots that look and move exactly like people, this is not necessarily the case. The idea of a humanoid robot includes robots that are completely identical to people, of course, but also encompass any type of robot that has a vaguely humanoid shape. These robots are made to have a body shape that looks like a human body. There is something psychologically enthralling about robots that share humanoid body shapes; they interest human beings and can form bonds with them. Although current-day robotics are not good enough to create a robot that ...

One of the most complicated machines in the world is human brain. Human beings have often pondered about its complexity and the beauty of its functioning. Man wanted to create an object that can think as similar as man. An object which can replicate the functioning of the human brain and give out the desired results. This innocuous desire of man has been the stepping stone for inventing a branch of study- Artificial Intelligence. The name as it seems, is not a very new concept. It has been in the minds of people ever since they began thinking. The evidence ...

Business Plan

List of Tables and Figures 2 Company & Services Description 3 1.1. Company Overview: 3 1.2. Vision 3 1.3. Mission 3 1.4. Services: 3

Marketing Plan 5

2.1. Market Analysis: 5 2.1.1. Target Market & Industry Growth 5 2.1.2. Market Gap 6 2.1.3. Target Market & Industry Forecast 6 2.1.4. Porters’ Five Force Model: 7 2.1.5. SWOT Analysis 7 2.2. Marketing Mix Strategy 8 2.4.1 Product Strategy: Expand Market Share 8 2.4.2 Pricing Strategy: Leader pricing 8 2.4.3 Place Strategy: Zero Level Channel 9 2.4.4 Promotion Strategy: 9

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Business Supply Chain Description The supply chain for many companies can be interrupted by different things such as weather, seasons and high demands. One main example that has affected supply chain is the weather. For instance, last Christmas, deliveries were delayed to customers because of extreme weather conditions and snow storms that affected transportation. Amazon, BestBuy and other business are not to be blamed, but the couriers. Distributors use different shipping couriers such as UPS, USPS, FedEx and others. Ground shipping is commonly used because it is easier and more affordable. During Christmas, consumers shop for gifts ...

The “Cyborg Manifesto” is a story that deals with social feminism in the late twentieth century in relation to science and technology. There are numerous outcomes of what could happen next, but in my opinion, what will happen next is the return to the previous phase of human existence. Albert Einstein said that the last world war will be fought with sticks and stones and I support that opinion about where the future is taking us. Of course there is a lot of time before that, but in general the world has to be destroyed in order for it to ...

Philosophy

The field related to artificial intelligence and cognitive robotics is called artificial consciousness or machine consciousness or even synthetic consciousness. This field was formed with the purpose to "define that which would have to be synthesized were consciousness to be found in an engineered artifact". When different parts of the brains, which are named neural correlates of consciousness of the NCC, interoperate then they generate consciousness, as defined by the hypothesis of neuroscientists. There exist various supporters of artificial consciousness who are of the belief that the possibility of constructing machines, for instance computer systems, which follow the interoperation ...

Introduction

This paper aims to propose a discussion on science fiction movies and presents comparative analysis on two science fiction movies ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Wall-E’. Both these movies have entertained audiences and made them acquainted with various innovative ideas of future world. There are various differences, as well as similarities in both these movies and both of them depict a glimpse of the world that is influenced heavily by the science. ‘Blade Runner’ is a granular science fiction that may have various differences with the movie Wall-E but on the basis of genre of both these movies, this paper proposes to analyze how ...

Artificial intelligence is the essence of the use of software that is programmed to perform tasks that would have been performed by human being. There has been advancement in technological usage in the current world. According to the scientists if this continues untamed it would in the end pose a threat to the human intelligence. Although the human mind functions differently with that of a robot, scientists have pointed the fear of a takeover by robots. Arguably, the whole idea of artificial intelligence is spurred by scientific fiction in which it tries to come out and program software that performs a wide ...

Q1. Provide a ten year present worth financial analysis to determine if this proposal is financially advisable. He is to use a minimally acceptable rate of return of 10%, income tax rate of 20%, and a capital gains tax rate of 15%. When a company takes a decision to diversify its operations, it needs to make some investments in order to finance the decision. In order to take an investment decision for a project, financial analysis of the project is required. An analysis is required to assess how much initial investment is required for the project and when the project will begin to generate ...

Robots are automatic machines that may resemble an animal, or human being programmed to perform tasks a task. These robots resemble a human being and can replace him in all aspects. They are computer programmable hence they take commands from a computer and execute tasks as per command. There are moral and social concerns toward robots. Robots are power driven. They need energy to drive or execute the command given. A robot consumes energy based on its size, the function their function. These need to feed themselves with the energy as they require. Solar panel, electricity or even a changeable battery be ...

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Define, Measure, Analyze, Modify, Improve and Control (DMAIC) 6 Design for Six-Sigma (DFSS) 7 Relationship Between DMAIC and DFSS 8 Application of Six-Sigma Process 9 Ford Motor Company 9 Caterpillar 10 POSCO Shines 11 Scottish-Power 11 General Electric (GE) 12 Conclusion 13

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Abstract Six-Sigma is a broad management method that added value to quality and process enhancement since last two decades. It is a favorable tool for companies existing worldwide and gained popularity when reputable organizations in the world preferred Six-Sigma in their business settings, for instance, General Electric ...

Introduction

Cyberpunk is a form of science fiction that emerged in the latter half of the 20th Century. This genre of science fiction involves the envisioning of a near future that is characterized by scientific advancement in the form of cybernetics an information technology. This advancement is however coupled with societal order breakdown where chaos and anarchy reigns. Many of the cyberpunk narratives revolve around conflicts between technological experts like hackers or even conflicts between technological mega-corporations. A lot of cyberpunk plots are set in dystopian societies marked by massive cultural rot as well as the use of advanced technology to propel ...

Creating sustainable Remote mining operations for the future

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Introduction

The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 Report paints a grim picture of the Earth’s condition by 2050 (Holloway, 2012). Due to negligence towards the increasing environmental degradation, the changes in climatic conditions are likely to be severe. Simultaneously, it predicts a world population of 9.2 billion people with a global GDP of over 300 trillion USD, four times the 75 trillion USD it was in 2010 (Gillespie, 2014). Over 70 per cent of the population of the planet will live in cities by 2050, as compared to 50 per cent in 2008 (UNEP, 2010). To support ...

Philosophy

Introduction

GOFAI is a mindset or an architecture that includes the symbolic representation that can also be explained as the expressions of a certain language. It also includes a thought behind all these expressions like basic frame works or ideas that may contradict with each other. There must be millions of facts that are arranged according to the knowledge and a thought behind that knowledge. GOFAI can also be explained as a description of thoughts (Hutchins, n.d).

Description

There are some models that have been designed for the purpose of playing role as alternatives. A model that has been established as an alternative is Connectionism. ...

PART 1:

- Describe Peter Norvig’s vision. Peter Norvig’s vision is about making learning a social task rather than an individual task. The socialization, however, is not among people alone, but with machines or robots. In this case, it will be the socialization with computers and computer programs. Norvig is thinking of a team that is composed of robots or computers and people. In this team the people make the final decision while the robots are consulted. Both obtain as much data as possible to learn. - How has learning changed? Learning has changed from coming up of ...

My favorite ad is the “Honda Hands ad”. The ad is based on showing people what curiosity can do. The ad shows two hands working on various engines and transforming the gadgets into a variety of small cars and engines. The ad starts with a bolt and shows how the bolt is transformed into various objects. The small objects include different kinds of cars, a robot, a motor cycle, a boat, a robot, an airplane, a loan mower and many other objects. The “Honda Hands ad” is very compelling because it shows you what dreams can achieve. It shows various objects being transformed into other ...

The article talks about how technology, namely automation, is replacing people. If you visit a car factory you will see robot arms welding doors onto cars, and not people, although people may be sitting in the control booth above the floor waiting to intervene if something goes wrong. While the article is not suggesting that people go and smash all the computers and resist the rise of the machines, it does suggest that there has been a widening gap between productivity and employment. In other words, starting in 2000, according to data from the United States Labor statistics, productivity levels have ...