Word: robotically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dark and forbidding depths of the Gulf of Mexico, once frequented by only the hardiest of sea creatures, are now alive with human activity. Miniature submarines and robot-like vehicles prowl the ocean bottom while divers wend their way around incredible underwater structures -- taller than Manhattan skyscrapers but almost totally beneath the surface of the waves. This is the new geological frontier, and a daring breed of modern-day explorers is using technology worthy of Jules Verne and Jacques Cousteau to find fresh supplies of oil and natural...
...this context, however, the Kinko's employee should not be considered an individual: He is, for all practical purposes, a robot of the organization...
Rosenblum had trouble throughout much of the game, showing robot-like indecisiveness when confronting Harvard attackers. On several occasions, Rachel Burke and Ambinder came close to embarrassing the unprepared sophomore, who was often caught out of position...
...artificial life-forms are confined to a computer screen. At M.I.T.'s mobile robot lab (also known as the "artificial insect lab"), Rodney Brooks is building tiny six-legged creatures that are controlled by interconnected computer chips and that display behavior (scurrying for cover, stalking prey) that seems quite purposeful...
...embodiment of Yankee ingenuity and derring-do, the pride of the U.S. and the envy of the world. The very mention of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration evoked images of intrepid astronauts walking in space and frolicking on the moon, of sophisticated robot craft swooping past ringed and rocky alien worlds. To millions of people around the globe, the voice of Mission Control was the true Voice of America...