Background Research

The idea of a machine that looks and behaves exactly like a human goes back to 2,000 years, at least. By the eighteenth century, scientists had created impressive mechanical figures like a doll that could play the piano or a scribe that could write messages up to 40 characters. Many of these creations were built in order to impress or charm viewers or just to show the inventor's technological skills; this continues to go on today. Many modern robots have little function beyond demonstrating what can be done in building machines that more closely resemble the appearance and function of humans. One function for these types of robots is advertising, which are used to publicize a certain product or even inform the audience about robots themselves. For example, the robot named Argon was used to walk a dog through a veterinary congress, promoting the "Pets Are Good People" program.

There's many different types of robots, all with different uses, but they all share 3 similarities. All robots have some kind of mechanical constructor designed to achieve a particular task. For example, a robot made to travel across heavy dirt or mud might use caterpillar tracks. They also all have electrical components used to power the machinery. The robot with caterpillar tracks, for example, will need some sort of power to move the tracker treads. That power will come from a battery, which will travel to a wire and originate from the battery, a basic chargeable circuit. Lastly, all robots contain some level of mouth control programming code; the code is how the robot will decide when and how to perform a task. For example, the robot needs to move across the mud, but it wouldn't be able to go anywhere without the code commanding it to move.

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