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okay, here's a question that my bro and i have contemplated for a while: is a car a robot? we have argued over this topic constantly and i know it sounds dumb but no definition confirms whether it is or isn't. just looking for some opinions. thanks!

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[edit] External links removal

Virtually all of these links are to commercial websites that primarily exist to sell products and services - this goes against WP:EL guidelines and I removed the section. Calltech 14:42, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Difference between Mobile Robot and Car

Most of the time, people are confused with the definition of "robot". The main idea is that robot is mainly autonomous and re-programmable for different tasks. A "car" is not a robot because it relies on human operations, i.e. a driver is still required to operate the car properly. A mobile robot, potentially, is able to navigate through an environment while avoiding obstacles automatically all by itself. However, recent efforts in research and development in automotive industries are trying to make car a robot. What it means is that engineers are trying to develop cars that are as autonomous as possible, potentially being "driven" without a driver. Hence, at this stage, you can still conclude that a car is not yet a robot, but it is heading towards its robotic capabilities. Chinpei 02:22, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, the VaMP car of Ernst Dickmanns and team (1994) was certainly a robot. Science History 13:01, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Commercial or private ego entries by 75.68.99.42

As I'm new here I'm not sure this is the correct forum. But I wanted some feedback rather than just removing content.

It's my feeling that the 2006 and especially 2007 entries by 75.68.99.42 is mainly commercial biased information. Not objective history. Also that history should be written after the year has passed at least.

Should it be removed/edited? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jf1966 (talk • contribs) 12:14, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree that the 2006 and 2007 entries are not up to par. Most of what is described there seems unimportant. ---- BAxelrod 03:56, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Need links

This page needs more internal links. ---- BAxelrod 03:56, 8 November 2007 (UTC)