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-Although robotics technology is commonly associated with AI ([[Artificial Intelligence]]), the creation of mobile and dextrous machines predates effective AI by decades.  The military, directly or indirectly, has often been a driving force behind robotics development.+{{:amee.jpg?200x200 }}Although robotics technology is commonly associated with AI ([[Artificial Intelligence]]), the creation of mobile and dextrous machines predates effective AI by decades.  The military, directly or indirectly, has often been a driving force behind robotics development.
  
 =====Robotic Vehicles===== =====Robotic Vehicles=====
  
-Automated vehicles can be remotely controlled or be self-guided with varying degrees of autonomy.  The use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) is now commonplace, and most cars are capable of driving themselves.  Smart cars are not truly intelligent, but they have specialized AI functions allowing them to navigate safely from point A to point B so efficiently that it's now illegal to manually drive on the highways in some jurisdictions.  The same technology has been applied to [[skycars]], making them as practically as easy to pilot as ground cars.+Automated vehicles can be remotely controlled or be self-guided with varying degrees of autonomy.  The use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) is now commonplace, and most cars are capable of driving themselves.  Smart cars are not truly intelligent, but they have specialized AI functions allowing them to navigate safely from point A to point B so efficiently that it's now illegal to manually drive on the highways in some jurisdictions.  The same technology has been applied to [[skycars]], making them practically as easy to pilot as ground cars.
  
 =====Humanoid Robots===== =====Humanoid Robots=====
  
-Robots take many forms, but some of the most versatile and widely used are humanoid.  These robots can ride in vehicles made for recoms, use tools designed for recoms, and function in the same work environments.  This means that any kind of new business or project can be started without have to source specialized robots for it.  In established industries, however, specialized non-humanoid robots often prove more efficient.+{{ :service_robot.jpeg?200x400}}Robots take many forms, but some of the most versatile and widely used are humanoid.  These robots can ride in vehicles made for recoms, use tools designed for recoms, and function in the same work environments.  This means that any kind of new business or project can be started without having to source specialized robots for it.  In established industries, however, specialized non-humanoid robots often prove more efficient.
  
 Because the currently available AI cores are so large and require so much support infrastructure, it's impossible to make a humanoid robot with its own self-contained intelligence.  (However, this was possible and was done before the [[Apocalypse War]] using [[nanotechnology]]-based AI cores!)  Most humanoid robots contain processors with basic sensor and motor functions, allowing them to stand, walk, grasp objects, etc.  More sophisticated direction has to come from a remote source, which can be either an AI or a recom working through telepresence. Because the currently available AI cores are so large and require so much support infrastructure, it's impossible to make a humanoid robot with its own self-contained intelligence.  (However, this was possible and was done before the [[Apocalypse War]] using [[nanotechnology]]-based AI cores!)  Most humanoid robots contain processors with basic sensor and motor functions, allowing them to stand, walk, grasp objects, etc.  More sophisticated direction has to come from a remote source, which can be either an AI or a recom working through telepresence.
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 See: [[Artificial Intelligence]] See: [[Artificial Intelligence]]
  
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