Okay, first of all, androids ARE robots, so STFU! :D Second of all, it's pretty much accepted shorthand to call all these things robots. Back in the '80s, I said I collected toy robots, but that wasn't strictly true. I collected mostly powered armor, mobile suits, and mecha, which are not robots. All those things have human operators and little in the way of AI. But it's easier to call them robots to get the message across to average people.
That said, I find it annoying that this test lumps HAL and Robocop into the robot category. HAL is a computer, and Robocop is a cyborg. Now, the thing is, Robocop was introduced as a robot in the movie. Initially, only the people working on the project know that it's a cyborg. So, to the populace, he IS a robot. His name is even "ROBOcop"! So I'm willing to let that one go on a technicality. :)
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Okay, first of all, androids ARE robots, so STFU! :D
Second of all, it's pretty much accepted shorthand to call all these things robots.
Back in the '80s, I said I collected toy robots, but that wasn't strictly true.
I collected mostly powered armor, mobile suits, and mecha, which are not robots.
All those things have human operators and little in the way of AI.
But it's easier to call them robots to get the message across to average people.
That said, I find it annoying that this test lumps HAL and Robocop into the robot category.
HAL is a computer, and Robocop is a cyborg.
Now, the thing is, Robocop was introduced as a robot in the movie.
Initially, only the people working on the project know that it's a cyborg.
So, to the populace, he IS a robot. His name is even "ROBOcop"!
So I'm willing to let that one go on a technicality. :)
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