Essay Archive - Wired Hands - A Brief Look at Robotics
Wired Hands - A Brief Look at Robotics
Two years ago, the Chrysler corporation completely gutted its Windsor,
Ontario, car assembly plant and within six weeks had installed an entirely
new factory inside the building. It was a marvel of engineering. When it
came time to go to work, a whole new work force marched onto the assembly
line. There on opening day was a crew of 150 industrial robots.
Industrial robots don't look anything like the androids from sci-fi books
and movies. They don't act like the evil Daleks or a fusspot C-3P0. If
anything, the indu....
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