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The Positronic Man is a 1992 novel by American writers Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, based on Asimov's 1976 novelette "The Bicentennial Man".. It is about a robot that begins to display characteristics, such as creativity, traditionally the province of humans; the robot is ultimately declared an official human being.
A positronic brain is a fictional technological device, originally conceived by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It functions as a central processing unit (CPU) for robots , and, in some unspecified way, provides them with a form of consciousness recognizable to humans .
Robots and Empire is a science fiction novel by the American author Isaac Asimov, published by Doubleday Books in 1985. It is part of Asimov's Robot series, which consists of many short stories (collected in I, Robot, The Rest of the Robots, The Complete Robot, Robot Dreams, Robot Visions, and Gold) and five novels (including The Positronic Man, The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, and The ...
The Alfvén Mach number (also known as the Alfvén number, Alfvénic Mach number, and magnetic Mach number; M A or M M) is a dimensionless quantity representing the ratio of the relative velocity of a fluid to the local Alfvén speed. It is used in plasma physics, where it is analogous to the Mach number but based on Alfvén waves rather than ...
D.E.C.A., voiced by Julie Maddalena, the onboard computer of the Astro Megaship in Power Rangers in Space (1998) and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999) Black Betty, an oversized computer that is Dilbert's company's mainframe. It exploded while attempting to fix the year 2000 problem. From the episode "Y2K" of the Dilbert television series. (1999)
Positronic is a manufacturing company based in Springfield, Missouri. The company manufactures and supplies electronic connectors that are utilized in a variety of industries worldwide including military , aerospace , telecommunications , medical , industrial and test equipment among others.
By October 1966, he had founded Positronic Industries in Springfield, Missouri and initially, the company manufactured electronic components and connectors for the aerospace industry. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Eight years later, Positronic moved to Rogersville, Missouri , and in the following years, it progressed and managed three expansions.
The Three Laws, presented to be from the fictional "Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 A.D.", are: [1] A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.