[net.ai] definition of robot

MASON@CMU-CS-C.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (07/22/83)

I think the definition of robot is a little too broad.  I've long been
reconciled to definitions which include, for instance,
cam-programmable sewing machines, but this new definition even
includes pistols.  (An input signal, trigger pressure, is processed
mechanically to actuate a mechanical device, the bullet.)  Of course,
if the NRA decided to lobby for robots ...