Movement is controlled by a computer chip in the prosthesis.
"Our robot functions autonomously, controlled by a computer, not a person," Dr. Ahlgren said.
Electric motors are more easily controlled by a computer than a hydraulic pump.
The arm was attached to a wall and activated by several motors, which, in turn, were controlled by a computer.
Nearly all functions a new vehicle can perform – braking, steering, even honking the horn – are controlled by a computer.
Controlled by a computer program, the thousands of lights go on and off, generating all kinds of patterns.
Unlike the Segway for humans, which the rider directs by leaning forward or backward, the robotic platform has its movements controlled by a computer program.
All this is controlled by a computer that constantly calculates the most efficient way to deliver power from the eight (or four) cylinders and the two variable transmissions.
But last October, a Volkswagen Touareg controlled by a computer and modified by a group of Stanford researchers claimed the $1 million prize.
Many people tried to go to the roof on Sept. 11, the report noted, only to find the doors locked -- they were controlled by a computer that failed.
His new exhibition includes self-portraits on plasma screens, controlled by a computer programme which keeps changing the colours of hair, eyes, lips, even eyebrows.
