A Robot Has Just Passed a Classic Self-Awareness Test for the First Time. It thinks, therefore it is. A researcher at Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US has given three Nao robots an updated version of the classic 'wise men puzzle' self-awareness test... and one of them has managed to pass.
Medications used to treat essential tremors include: 1  Beta blockers. 2  Anti-seizure medications. 3  Tranquilizers. Calcium-channel blockers.  Botox injections.
Other psychiatric medications, such as lithium and Depakote, may also commonly cause tremor. In addition, there are a wide variety of other prescription drugs which may cause this side effect. Antipsychotic medications, particularly the older agents, may cause a tremor similar to Parkinson's disease.