Word: transmitting
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...human being but to do a human's work, and for that it needs mainly a guiding brain (the computer) and an arm with claws for fingers. The computer is simply plugged into an electric outlet; cables run from the computer along the robot's arm and transmit instructions in the form of electric impulses to the claw; for heavy work, robots use hydraulic pressure. The Robot Institute of America, an industrial trade group, therefore offers a contemporary, if somewhat prolix, definition of a robot: "A reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator designed to move material, parts, tools or specialized devices...
...relief is on the way. Several companies are working on voice-operated terminals so that bosses can transmit information by literally talking to their computers. International Resource Development Inc., a Norwalk, Conn., market research company, predicts that such machines will be available by 1983 and in general use by 1989. Other experts say that executives will soon be able to operate a machine simply by touching it. An executive wishing to see his morning mail might only have to tap a picture of an In basket displayed on his screen. Doing so would tell the computer to print...
...center then relays this command to the body. Although the body does not actually move left, it sends a message to the frontal brain indicating that it moved. But the movement is not always so simple as turning left. Because the eyes are not actually seeing, the messages they transmit are garbled and incomplete, and often call for impossible movement such as flying. The bizarre images in dreams, says Hobson, are simply the brain's attempt to make sense out of nonsense...
...appetite, vomiting, fatigue and jaundice. In some cases, the infection leads to cirrhosis or perhaps even cancer of the liver. The villain virus appears in the blood, saliva, semen or breast milk of about 200 million human "carriers" who may show no signs of the disease but can transmit the virus to others...
...Sunday, the Karmapa will perform at the Opera House the ceremony of the Vajra Crown, believed to transmit the energy and intelligence of the enlightened mind...