Showing posts with label robots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robots. Show all posts
How about we quit being proud of creepy looking robots? Only announce your new robot if it looks cool as hell and not like a worm.
So brandflakesforbreakfast pointed me to the creepy robot site.
Which makes this German study extremely... creepy. (Thanks Grant.)
German researchers studied what happens in accidents involving robots using sharp tools alongside humans.
They used a robot arm holding a variety of bladed tools programmed to strike test substances that mimic soft tissue.
In some cases, the researchers found, the robots managed to accidentally inflict wounds that would prove "lethal".
The tests were conducted to see if a prototype safety system could limit the damage done.
Yes, this is cool. But I just had to point out one thing.
Its long arms and a face shaped like a giant squashed bean mean it resembles the alien movie character E.T.
It doesn't look like E.T., it look likes Johnny 5.
I'm just sayin'.
via Reuters Oddly Enough
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