Robotics
"It's alive, it's alive! And it won't betray me unlike Frankenstein's monster!"
Robots in New Luoyang are said to have achieved sapience without being alive in the traditional sense.
Utility
Robots are used as bodyguards, laborers, and supplementary military force.
Some of the Underland splendoro have gotten plans to make basic robots and use those to create havoc in Luoyang on occasion.
Because of the safeguards installed in the base program, only the existing robot leaders of each known type can be truly self-aware.
Some of the Underland splendoro have gotten plans to make basic robots and use those to create havoc in Luoyang on occasion.
Because of the safeguards installed in the base program, only the existing robot leaders of each known type can be truly self-aware.
Manufacturing
Metalworking is required in order to create the body and armatures of the robot.
Computer programming and electronic chip printings are required to create the mind of the robot.
Computer programming and electronic chip printings are required to create the mind of the robot.
Access & Availability
Robots are a common sight in industry, defense, and labor services. The schematics for heavy duty robots are a trade secret at present.
A strain of robots for companionship is in the works, and according to the inventors, the smaller companions' schematics will be published at a later date.
However, having a personal robot is expensive to buy and maintain, despite the inventors' plans to make them more accessible.
A strain of robots for companionship is in the works, and according to the inventors, the smaller companions' schematics will be published at a later date.
However, having a personal robot is expensive to buy and maintain, despite the inventors' plans to make them more accessible.
Complexity
Robots require a portable power source and a way to recharge, along with ensuring their circuits don't wear down so quickly during daily use.
The robots come in two major appearance types, animal-like and humanoid. Their exact functions are further elaborated in their own programs.
The robots come in two major appearance types, animal-like and humanoid. Their exact functions are further elaborated in their own programs.
Discovery
Further development in robotics came about because citizens needed more manpower to do heavy work before the existence of splendoro. Research truly began in the late nineties.
Some robot technicians from Loyang Steelectronics and independent researchers came together to make a prototype of a robotic laborer that could create its own routine from a template. It took five years before two of the independent engineers, Mr. Takahashi and Mr. Ivanov, managed to write such a program.
The prototype was successful enough in designing its own routine, but safeguards had to be installed in order to prevent potential abuse. The safeguards are a hard-to-crack series of codes. A robot by itself would not be able to break this lock, unless it was already self-aware or its human handler knew how to do so.
Some robot technicians from Loyang Steelectronics and independent researchers came together to make a prototype of a robotic laborer that could create its own routine from a template. It took five years before two of the independent engineers, Mr. Takahashi and Mr. Ivanov, managed to write such a program.
The prototype was successful enough in designing its own routine, but safeguards had to be installed in order to prevent potential abuse. The safeguards are a hard-to-crack series of codes. A robot by itself would not be able to break this lock, unless it was already self-aware or its human handler knew how to do so.
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