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Mental Agency Criteria
Mechanism |
Characteristics |
Classification
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Clockwork car
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Simple mechanical control
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Never considered a robot
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Remotely operated vehicle
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Operated under human control
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Sometimes considered a robot (or
telerobot).
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Car with an onboard computer, like
Bigtrak
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Drives in a pre-programmed sequence
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Might be called a robot
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Self-controlled car such as the 1990s
driverless cars of
Ernst Dickmanns or the entries in the
DARPA Grand Challenge
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Senses its environment and makes driving decisions based on this information
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Likely called a robot
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Sentient car, like the fictional
KITT
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Makes decisions, navigates freely and converses fluently with a human
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Usually considered a robot
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