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Robots have been the stuff
of popular culture for so long that We think of them mostly as a fun. In the
next decade they will finally become practical beyond factory assembly lines.
Granted, they won’t perform the wonderous stunts they do in movies; the first
generation of "real" robots may seem a bit crude. But by the end of the decade,
we may well encounter tiny robots cooking hamburgers in fast - food restaurants,
mopping up shopping malls, even delivering meal trays in hospitals.
Two factors are pushing the development of robotics: technology and
economics. Artificial intelligence is the key to a successful robot, but some of
the simplest tasks for a human mind are difficult for a robot. One example: the
ability to look at the comer of a room, where walls and ceiling meet, and know
that the corner goes in, not out. Easy for humans, very tough for real -world
R2D25. But new neural-network computers,
A. they may cook hamburgers in the restaurants
B. they can perform wonderous skill as shown in science fiction film
C. they may deliver meal trays in hospitals
D. they may do some moppings in the shopping center