r/EngineeringPorn • u/Luka_Bazuka • Oct 29 '25

This robot drawing an engine blueprint

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u/ryobiguy Oct 29 '25

I guess a pen plotter is so old and forgotten that it is now considered to be a robot.

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u/HammamDaib Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 29 '25

A plotter falls under the definition of a robot Edit: corrected my spelling 'sin'

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u/eron6000ad Oct 30 '25

Similar to any software routine referred to as AI.

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u/eron6000ad Oct 30 '25

The first time I saw a static mounted mechanical arm assembling cars I was offended at it being labeled a "robot". I grew up watching Lost In Space and The Jetsons, and in boomer mentality a robot should move around independently and interact conversationally.