ONE MORE STEP TOWARDS ROBOT DOMINATION
Put your money in canned food and shotguns. The robots will soon take over the world:
New Robot Can Sense Damage, Compensate
When people hurt a leg they can often make do by limping or using a crutch until they feel better. Now, there’s a robot that can also cope with injury.
The ability to compensate can be vital in new or dangerous situations where unexpected damage or injury can occur.Researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., built a four-legged robot that can sense damage to its body and figure out how to adjust and keep going. They report the development in Friday’s issue of the journal Science.
Most robots are used in industrial applications where their environment never changes, explained Hod Lipson, a co-author of the paper. If they are to become useful outdoors or at home they need to be able to cope with changes, he said.
Yeah. Remember that last scene in The Terminator? This is how that shit gets started.
