Robots

McKinsey is appearing in the limelight by talking on technological topics like creativity and design as well as AI and Robots.

Robots are usually machines controlled by a computer program or electronic circuitry.

Most robots do a specific job, and they do not always look like humans.

In fiction, however, robots usually look like people, and seem to have a life of their own.

There are many books, movies, and video games with robots in them.

Robots have many uses.

Many factories use robots to do hard work quickly and without many mistakes.

These are 'industrial' robots.

Some robots find and get rid of bombs.

There are also robots that help at home, to vacuum or run a lawn mower, for example.

Such robots must learn about the area of work.

A few robots do surgery in places inside the body where a human hand is too big.

Planet rovers are robots for exploring distant planets.

Because it takes a long time to send a radio signal from Earth to another planet, the robots do much of their work alone, without commands from Earth.

People still think of robots as having a shape like a person-two legs, two arms, and a head.

ASIMO is one robot that is helping scientists learn how to design and program robots.

Whilst at Apple, Andy was given the name for his love of robots.