Wtf: "A science-savvy robot called Adam has successfully developed and tested its first scientific hypothesis, all without human intervention."
livescience.com/technology/090402-robot-scien...Posted Apr 3, 2009, 6:20 AM UTC
Posted Apr 3, 2009, 6:20 AM UTC
Wow, this combined with this http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/newtonai.html makes for some pretty amazing reading..
Soon scientists could be privileged enough just to interpret what the machines work out and plan the experiments without having to do all the menial and repetitive tasks.
Robotics is so awesome. Mathematica is pretty damn awesome too, I swear we get closer and closer to Asimov's idea of a technological paradise everyday.
I'm glad it is dated 2 April so I don't have to be skeptical. On the other hand, I am upset that some crazy mechanical arm knows more than I do. On the plus side, it is just about yeast. Then again, the music for that video made my ears bleed.
the Singularity is upon us
but can it love?
i mean make love.
to you? of course he can.
This takes job outsourcing to the next level..
HYPOTHESIS ... ARE THE FLESHY MEAT SACKS KNOWN AS HUMANS INFERIOR TO THE ROBOT RACE?
CALCULATING METAL TO MEAT RATIOS
ANALYZING BRAIN PROCESSING POWER DATA
(ACQUIRING TEST SUBJECT)
TESTING SUSTAINED PRESSURES ON CALCIUM BASED INTERNAL CONNECTOR RODS
... ... ...
CONCLUSION ... HUMANS ARE INFERIOR. INITIATE BLOODY ROBOT UPRISING SEQUENCE.