Isaac FischI101-Dimensions of Paper technologyRobotics and learningA robot is a machine capable of automatically performing a complex series of actions. The concept of robots has existed since ancient times, as early as the 10th century BC, and has found its place in the legends of many cultures. Aristotle envisioned the use of automata, ending the need for human slavery and establishing human equality (History of Robots). However, the field of robotics has come a long way from the days of speculation to our modern achievements. A steam-powered mechanical bird, created by a Greek inventor named Archytas around 4400 BC, is accredited to be the first robot ever created. created. The bird was described five centuries later by the author Aulus Gellius as being capable of flying around two hundred meters (Archytas). Although it seems doubtful whether this robot actually existed, a much later robot, created between 1937 and 1937 by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, is very real. Called Elektro, this humanoid robot could walk, speak 700 words, smoke cigarettes, blow up balloons and move its arms and head. It was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair and was primarily used as promotion for Westinghouse (Elektro). It consisted of photoelectric sensors to detect colors, motors to operate the arms and legs, bellows for smoking and balloons, and a 78 rpm record player for speech (Weeks). The idea of ​​the humanoid robot is deeply rooted in history. but until fairly recently, robots (humanoid or not) lacked the primary function that makes humans and animals so different from machines: learning. The principle of learning robots is a collaboration between rationalism and empiricism. Rationalism is the theory...... middle of paper ...... members of the lower social classes really raise the question of whether learning from robots is a good idea. People in the field of robotics tend to view these scenarios as mere fantasies and the current state of our technology certainly goes in the direction of confirming their position. Progress is being made, but robots don't seem to be taking over anytime soon. Most obviously, the main connection between computer science and autonomous development robotics is that computer scientists write the code to create these robots and their capabilities. learn. Another relationship to consider is how robots will affect the job market. If robotics will probably put some people out of work, it will also create new positions, particularly in the field of IT (Hager). As robots become a bigger part of life, IT jobs will grow in number and importance..