Robotics
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| - | '''The Three Laws of Robotics''' are a set of three rules written by [[science fiction]] author [[Isaac Asimov]] and later expanded upon. These rules are built in to almost all [[positronic brain|positronic robot]]s appearing in his fiction and cannot be bypassed. The rules are introduced in his 1942 short story ''[[Runaround]]'' although they were foreshadowed in a few earlier stories. | + | '''Robotics''' is the branch of [[technology]] that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of [[robot]]s, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior, and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature contributing to the field of [[bio-inspired robotics]]. |
| - | ''The Three Laws of Robotics'', often referred to as ''The Three laws'', are as follows: | ||
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| - | #A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. | + | |
| - | #A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. | + | |
| - | #A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. | + | |
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| - | The Three Laws form an organizing principle and unifying theme for Asimov's fiction, appearing in his [[Isaac Asimov's Robot Series|''Robot'']] series, the other stories linked to it and his [[Lucky Starr series]] of [[young adult literature|young-adult fiction]]. Other authors working in Asimov's fictional universe have adopted them and references, often [[parody|parodic]], appear throughout science fiction as well as in other genres. | + | |
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| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[Roboethics]] | + | |
| - | * [[Tilden's Law of Robotics]] | + | |
| - | * [[Friendly artificial intelligence|Friendliness Theory]] – a theory which states that, rather than using "''Laws''", intelligent machines should be programmed to be basically [[altruistic]], and then to use their own best judgement in how to carry out this altruism, thus sidestepping the problem of how to account for a vast number of unforeseeable eventualities | + | |
| - | * [[Military robot]]s that mostly do not follow the laws of robotics. | + | |
| + | * [[Outline of robotics]] | ||
| + | * [[Glossary of robotics]] | ||
| + | * [[Index of robotics articles]] | ||
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Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing. These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior, and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics.
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