I think that the cars we are building are, or at least soon will be, robots. Right now, they are not serving any particular purpose, except for driving around and stopping or turning when they receive a specific signal, but aside from that, they have all of the qualities of a robot. For instance, they are aware of their environment, through light and touch sensors. They also are capable of using their power to perform a task, if we set it up so that they could and let them. Lastly, they run by themselves once they are programmed and we push the run button, or would if we allowed the touch or light sensors to be moved by the vehicle and its environment, instead of controlling it ourselves. The cars do all of this with a computer, sensors, output devices like motors, their environment, and a program installed by us. Therefore, they are robots, or will be once we start making them serve a purpose.
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