© Peter Matthews, Steven Greenspan 2020
P. Matthews, S. GreenspanAutomation and Collaborative Roboticshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5964-1_1

1. Will Robots Replace You?

Peter Matthews1  and Steven Greenspan2
(1)
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK
(2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
 

At the dawn of civilization, in the forests of Siberia, a small tribe was engaged in discussion of great importance to themselves and mankind. It was winter. As the humans argued, wolf dogs ate scraps of discarded food. Smaller than wolves, they had been domesticated and were perfect for pulling heavy loads without overheating. But a few of the larger wolf dogs seemed able to pick up the scent of the large bears better than humans could. Some of the tribe wanted to breed ...

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