Version 1.0, August 31, 2001, Copyright, Hugh Jack 1993-2001
· The nice definition (by the Robot Institute of America): "A robot is a reprogrammable multifunctional manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialized devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks"
· The not-so-nice definition: Robots are one armed, blind, stupid, deaf, mute, and cannot feel and understand what they are doing.