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A regular type machine is under the constant control of the person using it, and does nothing on its own initiative. Your car never decides where to go on its own, and neither speeds up nor slows down unless the driver uses the appropriate foot pedals; it turns only when the driver turns the steering wheel. Robots have some degree of autonomy. The have some mechanism that allows them to perceive what is happening in their environment (for example, by means of a camera) and robots can respond in some way according to their programming.

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