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Robosapiens
at UBI
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Robosapiens
at UBI
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Robosapiens
at UBI
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Robosapiens
at UBI
bionic hands
artificial arm
artificial leg
robotic wheelchair
control of insulin in diabetic patients
artificial kidney, hemodialysis machine
aortic valve replacement
artificial heart
exoskeletons
genetic mutation
We have already mentioned devices
or machines
that make
the
human beings
capable of ‘enhanced power’
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there are some ‘skills’ or ‘abilities’ or ‘talents’ or ‘attributes’
of the ‘human being’ that
we still
do not
have the capacity
to
reproduce artificially
with
perfection
.
On the other hand, there are some ‘skills’ or
‘abilities’ or
‘talents’
or
‘attributes’
that technology
is capable
to reproduce
artificially
with perfection
and sometimes can do that
better than us
.
[
although this
is often done by an
alternative form
]
We are talking about
human
‘skills’ or
‘abilities’ or
‘talents’ or
‘attributes’, but also of the ‘living beings’
in general
Who is winning the race at this moment?
evolution? or
technology
?
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calculations?
machine?
human?
attention, concentration
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a movie
film of
1936
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robotics
robots
are much better than
humans for doing
repetitive
or
tedious
tasks.
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robotics
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robotics
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Who is winning the race at this moment?
evolution? or
technology
?
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surgeries
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precision in the movements
surgeries
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robots
used in
surgeries
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robots
used in
surgeries
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robots
used in
surgeries
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Who is winning the race at this moment?
evolution? or
technology
?
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diving, going
under the
water
fish robot
underwater
robot
Who is winning the race at this moment?
evolution? or
technology
?
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balloons
parachutes
helicopters
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gliders
delta wings
zeppelins
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But none
of these ways of
flying
uses the same technique that
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The
machines
that we
humans
created to ‘
fly
’
need a structure
airports
handling luggage
air traffic
control
heliports
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The
machines
that the
human being
create for this ability
of
‘
flying
’ did not
follow the same principle adopted by evolution:
‘
flapping the wings
’
They demands a complex structure:
o
runways for taking off and landing,
o
airports,
o
heliports,
o
air traffic control system,
o
fuel supply systems,
o
handling luggage systems,
o
security systems,
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walking, moving
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man
created
machines
that
move on wheels
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ever more sophisticate
machines
to move
almost always
on wheels
the
machines
that the
human being
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railways
overpasses
streets
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filling stations
traffic lights
sign posts
underground stations
tunnels
bus stops
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streets,
o
roads,
o
traffic lights,
o
sign posts,
o
fuel supply,
o
railways,
Once again here too, the
machines
that the
human being
create for
this ability of
‘
walking
’, or ‘
moving
, or ‘
running
’,
etc.
did not
follow
the same principle adopted by evolution:
using
‘legs
’, or ‘
paws
’.
o
bridges,
o
overpasses,
o
tunnels,
o
stations,
o
bus stops,
o
traffic control,
etc., etc.
We, the
human beings
, build
machines
for almost every ‘ability’
or ‘
skill
’ of the
living beings
These
machines
built by the humans
to reproduce
the ‘abilities’
or ‘
skills
’
of the
living beings
did not follow the evolution path
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In some cases, we have to build ‘
a structure
’, or ‘
a system
’
artificial organs
kidney
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artificial kidney,
hemodialysis machine
heart
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artificial heart
liver
artificial liver
or
‘liver assisted device’
(extracorporeal)
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artificial organs
artificial liver
or
liver assist device
(extracorporeal)
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industrial
robots
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Hoje nós
não temos mais este temor
, mas nos preocupamos
com o facto de eles estarem ocupando os nossos
‘
postos de
trabalho
’
No passado os
robôs
foram por vezes retratados na
literatura
e no cinema
como
máquinas
que
assemelham-se com os humanos e que eles poderiam vir a
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Robôs na
fabricação de
automóveis
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Produtos
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Produtos
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Produtos manufacturados
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Um robô na industria
pode ter muitas
funções
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Deixou de haver muitos trabalhos:
pesados
desagradáveis
monótonos
repetitivos
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e surgiram outros
trabalhos
como os:
de supervisão
de programação
de manutenção
de construção
de
robôs
e de outras
máquinas
Ou seja, tarefas que são mais
bem remuneradas
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Na indústria os
robôs
fazem
tarefas como:
apertar parafusos,
soldar,
pintar,
moldar,
forjar,
cortar,
perfurar,
transportar peças
(de um lado para outro),
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o
não recebem salários
o
não comem
o
não bebem
o
não têm que ir à casa de banho
•
sem parar
•
sem diminuir o ritmo
•
sem sentir sono
Os robôs na indústria:
fazem aquele trabalho repetitivo
e
que seria extremamente enfadonho
para nós,
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podem trabalhar 24 horas por dia sem descanso
nem pausas
não perdem a concentração
a qualidade do seu trabalho é a mesma ao
fim do dia como no início
são mais seguros que o próprio
homem em muitos trabalhos
de rotina
são mais rápidos e mais eficientes
que o homem na maior partes dos
trabalhos
raramente cometem erros
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redução de custos
ganhos de produtividade
aumento de competitividade
controlo eficaz de processos
controlo de qualidade
mais eficiente
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But don’t forget that
robots
are only tools and
computers
are still only complex
calculating machines
These
machines
do not
‘think’,
have no
‘inspiration’,
have no
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