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AI

abbreviation for ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION.

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But if robots are to assume roles as human assistants, it is important that the robot be approachable and functional.

"How do you do?" Close encounters of a humanoid kind: after visiting Aichi Expo 2005 our writer concludes robots play to Japan's strengths but will need to be more like us if we are to accept their help

Speaking at a presentation at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) on 'The Creation of a New Robot Era', Takahashi produced Ropid as his showpiece, while he described Japanese robot technology, including its cultural and social backgrounds.

A Ropid-tech story

The scientists must devise a detailed, mathematical model of the device and also create a related control mechanism that operates the robot under various conditions.

Unstoppable bot: armed with self-scrutiny, a mangled robot moves on

ASIMO is the world's first humanoid robot to exhibit such a broad range of intelligent capabilities.

The Japanese robot revolution: with an aging population and a looming labor shortage, Japanese scientists are pushing hard to develop advanced androids and integrate them into human society

AE-SA single axis, servo-driven traversing robot features a-c brushless servo motor drive on the traverse axis, which is accurate to within [+ or -] 0.

Robots

At RoboCup Junior, an all-day event held in late March at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in Manhattan, Sprague's Sprockets and the other teams worked through the challenges that all robot designers face.

Dancing with robots

Once the robot has removed the casting, it holds it up to an inspection station fitted with sensors to check whether the part is complete.

Robotic problem solving: successful robotic applications in the metalcasting facility help firms reduce operational costs, improve quality and increase productivity

For autonomous movement, the robot needs to localize and simultaneously create a map or have algorithms enabling navigation of its environment.

Intelligence in design: robots as blank slates for study

Last year's I, Robot recycled a central theme of robot movies--rebellious machines bent on overthrowing their human masters.

Attack of the drones: take cover! The killer robots of the silver screen may soon be appearing in a war zone near you

This spring, a bomb-disposal robot capable of firing a thousand rounds a minute is scheduled for deployment in Baghdad.

G.I. robot reporting for duty: robot soldiers are a crucial part of the Army's plans for a 21st-century fighting force. But are we ready to trust machines to make life-and-death decisions on the battlefield?

Also heading to Iraq is a version of the bomb-disposal robot that fires 1,000 rounds a minute.

Armed and dangerous: robot soldiers

Similarly, in California the South Orange Community College District offers the conversational robot MySiteAgent for high school students and their families to learn about Saddleback and Irvine Valley colleges.