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| Nov 28, 2018 at 13:46 | comment | added | Chuck Mod | The question I marked does offer a definition of what a robot is in the accepted answer. There are also six other definitions. There is no "standard" definition and so, as has been mentioned many times now, if you want to discuss whether an X is a Y, first you have to define what constitutes a Y. Is a stand mixer a robot? Is a paint-tinting tool a robot? Is a remote control a robot? Are power locks a robotic system? These are specific questions, but if you can answer the single broad question - what constitutes a robot - then you don't need to ask the specific questions. | |
| Nov 28, 2018 at 13:38 | comment | added | Chuck Mod |
You then go on to say, I think that 3d Printers are sufficiently important enough to warrant their own question - warrant their own question about what? There's a 3D-printing tag for questions about 3D printing. If you're saying there "needs" to be a question about if a 3D printer is a robot or not, my first response would be, "Why? What difference does it make if it's a robot or not?" and my second response would be, "Okay, assuming it matters, what is the definition of a robot?"
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| Nov 28, 2018 at 13:34 | comment | added | Chuck Mod |
@YetAnotherRandomUser - The linked question fails to offer a definition It literally offers a definition, so I don't know what you mean. A robot is a mechanical or virtual agent, usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry. It then goes on to state, Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
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| Nov 28, 2018 at 3:41 | comment | added | YetAnotherRandomUser | ... crosses from machine to robot, and why 3d printing is a topic on a Q&A site geared towards robotics. | |
| Nov 28, 2018 at 3:41 | comment | added | YetAnotherRandomUser | So, how is there a Robotics.se that fails to answer or address the issue of what a robot is? The linked question fails to offer a definition, so there is no answer to be had at the supposed "duplicate" question. We mark things as duplicates to point people to the answers, not just in a pedantic frenzy to remove duplicates from the site. I think that 3d Printers are sufficiently important enough to warrant their own question (regardless of answer) since 3d printing is a topic here on a robotics Q&A, and good answers should spell out the subtleties of how and when a 3d printer ... | |
| Nov 27, 2018 at 14:08 | history | answered | ChuckMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |