Happy new year to everyone! H/T Instapundit, to this excellent story with many useful links by Kristina Grifantini, Tuesday, December 29, 2009, on various advances in robotics during 2009, from MIT’s Technology Review:
In the past year, researchers have developed new robots to tackle a variety of tasks: helping with medical rehabilitation, aiding military maneuvers, mimicking social skills, and grasping the unknown … During the past 12 months, robots got better at grasping, smiling, and avoiding angry humans.
Malvolio says:
I for one welcome our new robot overlords.
January 1, 2010, 1:47 pmSyd Henderson says:
How are they at obeying the Three Laws?
January 1, 2010, 8:35 pmwagnert in atlanta says:
“Grasping, smiling and avoiding angry humans.” Sounds like the current administration.
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January 1, 2010, 9:54 pmChrisTS says:
Is it humans that the robots are ‘grasping’?
January 2, 2010, 12:22 am