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    •  Art and entertainment: Georgia Tech's marimba-playing
                                                               robot  can  now  compose and  sing its  own  music.  Gil
                                                               Weinberg's  robots  have  progressed  from  being  able  to
                                                               dance  along  to  music  that  they  hear,  to  being  able  to
                                                               improvise  along  with  it.  Now,  Shimon,  Singer  and  Song
                                                               Writer  Robot  is  being  able  to  compose,  play,  and  sing
                                                               completely original songs.

                                                                                           Information Literacy
                                 Quest                                                     Technology Literacy

                           A.  Give two examples of the following types of robots:

                               1. Service Robots

                               2. Robots in Space and Research

                               3. Toy Robots

                           B.  Explain how robots are helpful in the Agriculture Industry.

                      Robots Vs Humans— Advantages and Disadvantages

                      One of the most commonly debated topics nowadays is about the forthcoming victory of intelligent
                      machines  over  mankind.  It  is  projected  that  they  will  take  over  the  world,  our  jobs,  be  able  to
                      function autonomously and become more intelligent than us. Even the brightest minds of our era,
                      like Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates and Elon Musk believe they could pose a threat to humanity. Let us
                      now understand what are the areas where machine supersede humans and where humans are ruling
                      the world of machines.

                       Parameters       Humans                                     Robots/Humanoids

                                        Humans tend to get tired of working for  They  can  work round  the  clock any
                       Diligence
                                        long hours and get bored too.              task diligently without getting bored.

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