Post by Lyserg Zeroz on Feb 27, 2011 11:58:30 GMT -5
Technology is always progressing, and so are robotics.
It's beginning to be easier for everybody to imagine what the future of robots could be like without actually thinking "But no no, that's impossible, only science-fiction stories have that". And as much as this seem incredibly amazing, for some, it is also scary.
Amazing stuff like this is happening: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12400647 (A project giving robots the ability to share and learn from others)
Or like this: www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/02/darpas-cheetah-bot-designed-to-chase-human-prey/ (Cheetah-like robot, agile and faster than humans)
And of course, things like Watson.
How far should we dive into this? If possible, Should we allow all robots to perform actions on their own? (according to a set of rules we give them, maybe Asimov laws or something like that), or should we just give this ability to the clumsy and not-at-all-dangerous-robots? ... Maybe in the future people will develop small EMP weapons for everybody to use in case of emergency =P (although I'm not sure if EMP can work like that)
So, yeah, what do you think?
It's beginning to be easier for everybody to imagine what the future of robots could be like without actually thinking "But no no, that's impossible, only science-fiction stories have that". And as much as this seem incredibly amazing, for some, it is also scary.
Amazing stuff like this is happening: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12400647 (A project giving robots the ability to share and learn from others)
Or like this: www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/02/darpas-cheetah-bot-designed-to-chase-human-prey/ (Cheetah-like robot, agile and faster than humans)
And of course, things like Watson.
How far should we dive into this? If possible, Should we allow all robots to perform actions on their own? (according to a set of rules we give them, maybe Asimov laws or something like that), or should we just give this ability to the clumsy and not-at-all-dangerous-robots? ... Maybe in the future people will develop small EMP weapons for everybody to use in case of emergency =P (although I'm not sure if EMP can work like that)
So, yeah, what do you think?
