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1、Miniature Remote-Controlled Robot Crabs31st May 2022ExploreUnimate is thought to be the first modern,digitally-operated programmable robot,but other programmable machines were created earlier.Using non-fiction books and the Internet,learn more about the first automated machines.Be careful,there is a

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3、draulics?Photo:A later version of the Unimate robotic arm design.Reflect and DiscussDiscuss the following question with friends or family.If a machine thinks and acts does it mean that it has a mind?Try to think critically,and see the argument from both sides.There doesnt have to be a right answer so feel free to play with ideas and explore why you hold certain beliefs.Write three short paragraphs in response.The first two explaining either side of the argument and the third being your conclusion.visit