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A robot is any machine that can make decisions independent of human control |
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The UN Economic Commission for Europe predicts that there will shortly be as many as 290,000 robots in homes around the world |
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Robots are going to be particularly necessary in Japan as the number of elderly citizens there is expected to increase rapidly |
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The scientists, however, say they can guarantee they will be able to control their mechanical creations |
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Meanwhile, the technology behind industrial robots is improving rapidly |