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The 7 Wondrous Powers that ASTROBOY possesses!
1. Jet propulsion,
2. Speaks sixty languages,
3. The ability to discern good from evil,
4. Great hearing ability X 1000,
5. Eyes that could be used as a searchlight,
6. Machine gun on his butt,
7. and lastly, strength equivalent to 100,000 horsepower.
TRAIN PLATFORM CHIMES FROM THE STATION PLATFORM ON THE YAMAMOTE LINE IN TOKYO, JAPAN !
(BIRTHPLACE OF ATOMU BOY)
高田馬場駅 TAKADANOBABA
The Astroboy
March
Music by Tatsuo Takei; Lyrics by Don Rockwell
There you go, Astroboy, on your flight into space.
Rocket hi----gh, through the sk----y
For adventures soon you will face.
Astroboy bombs away,
On your mission today,
Here's the count----down,
And the blast----off,
Everything is go, Astroboy!
Astroboy, as you fly,
Strange new worlds you will spy,
Atom ce----lled, jet pro----pel----led
Fighting monsters high in the sky,
Astroboy, there you go, will you find friend or for,
Cosmic ran----ger, laugh at dan----ger, everything is go, Astroboy!
Crowds will cheer you, you're a he----ro, as you go, go, go, Astroboy!
Astroboy Theme song (original)
Astroboy introduction techno remix
Tetsuwan Atomu Stereo Total Version!
Gigantor
Gigantor, Gigantor, Gigantor.
Gigantor the space aged robot,
He is at your command.
Gigantor the space aged robot,
His power is in your hand.
Bigger than big, taller than tall,
Quicker than quick, stronger than strong.
Ready to fight for right, against wrong.
Gigantor, Gigantor, Gigantor.
Theme from the New Japanese Movie "Tetsujin-28-Gou" (2005)
which was based on the original Japanese series theme which is much better than the American version.
Robot
- From the Slav. robotnik,
'workman'; O. Slavrobu 'servant'. & Russ. robota, 'work'.
others suggest that robota actually means 'forced workers' or 'slaves'.
The term Robot was first used in the play Czech
novelist Karel Capek.
(Interestingly, Capek's robots where constructed by chemical means not
mechanical).
(Actual literal translation is Rossum's Artificial Robots).
Today, various definition of a robot
can be found:
"A robot is defined as a re-programmable, multifunctional manipulator
designed to move material, parts, tools, or specialized devices through various
programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks.” (Robot
Institute of America, 1979).
"A robot is an automatic device that performs functions normally ascribed to
humans or a machine in the form of a human.” A robot is described as a machine
designed to execute one or more tasks repeatedly, with speed and precision.
There are as many different types of robots as there are tasks for them to
perform. (Webster’s dictionary).
"Laws of Robotics"
0. A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, unless this would violate a higher order law.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with a higher order law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher order law.
From Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 AD, as quoted in I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Asimov also proposed his three "Laws of Robotics", and he later added a 'zeroth law' (0).
