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Is an articulating cordless drill a robot? Because that’s all this thing is. It’s still an electronic, but it’s not a robot.

If this thing could learn and sense which movements produced the best effects, then it would be a robot. But it’s no different than a remote control car, and we don’t call those robots.



No - An articulating cordless drill can't carry out a "complex series of actions" and it can't do anything automatically.

It stated in the article that the device's operation could be tailored to each individual's preferences.




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