Mitsubishi develop house-sitting robot

[Neith]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050830/ap_on_hi_te/japan_humanoid_robot

Personally, I think this is awesome- the first time a robot like this will become publicly available. I think it's great to see robotics developing further.

Anyway, what do you all think?

Now, gib mechs http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Allos]

It's the first sign of the apocalypse is what it is!

[EphekZ]

So how would it tell if one becomes ill? or lets say the person gets injured or something and the robot thinks the person is sleeping or something along those lines...I would need to see i in action y'know?

[Zelutos]

I should buy one, then teach it to do martial arts http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif

[Daikarin]

In some years, robots will be standing next to everyone in family photos.

Let's see where this leads.

[TheOneHero]

On 2005-08-31 17:40, Even_Jin wrote:

Let's see where this leads.



I, Robot anyone?

[EphekZ]

On 2005-08-31 18:27, TheOneHero wrote:


On 2005-08-31 17:40, Even_Jin wrote:

Let's see where this leads.



I, Robot anyone?



It's weird when the whole "its only a movie thing cannot entirly apply" people dont care

[Neith]

So like, only me who wants more robots in the world then?

http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

It depends how capable we make these robots. For now, they seem to only be fairly simple, the robot in the article could only recognise 10 people... I really want to see where this leads.

As for I,Robot- bleh. If it starts getting like Terminator 2's 'Judgement Day', then we can look back and say "Feck."

[Dana]

On 2005-08-31 16:14, Allos wrote:
It's the first sign of the apocalypse is what it is!


Thee and is nie!

[Fanta]

On 2005-09-01 05:02, UrikoBB3 wrote:
As for I,Robot- bleh. If it starts getting like Terminator 2's 'Judgement Day', then we can look back and say "Feck."



Hehe so true!
I dont really see the need for the robots. We are makign advances that will eventually destroy the world http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

Go science! http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_disapprove.gif

[Rubius-sama]

Now all we need to wait for is Skynet to become self-aware.

[Bot-Bot]

Oh, But I am already taking over the world...

MUAHAHAHAHA

But on a serious note, that is cool.

[Blitzkommando]

Well... Isaac Asimov anyone? http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

In any case, there have been "mover" robots in Japan for some time now. They assist in moving around furnature that is heavy. Really though, why build any more AI than needed in a robot than what is needed for the basic operations? It requires more work and thus is likely to be done anyway. So you most likely won't have microwaves running at you in a rabid rage to kill you.

The idea of "computers wise up" has been around since the very invention. Heck, it was the premise several times in Star Trek, as in, the first one.

But, just to leave you with a bit of comfort, the human eye, singular, has the ability to process more information in one second that the majority of the computers in the world can do in 50 years. So, yeah, biological entities still win in overall ability to adapt, think, and most importantly, learn and reason.

[RoninJoku]

Well I think that this is neat as hell... And if Robots can become self aware, why couldn't they develop a conscience as well? The whole idea is so farfetched... But regardless, even so, the world needs to end some day... Either it happens from robots wiping out humanity, or it happens from completely exhausting the worlds resources... The time will come... Maybe the robots will even save the planet! http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif

[Neith]

*thinks back to Unreal Tournament 2004's Robotfactory level... yesh, the robots 'brutally disposed of their creators'.

I still want to see this advance though http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Ansatsu]

maybe we'll have RAcasts and stuff, that would rock lol

[Nai_Calus]

I want my own personal Calus, the heck with a RAcast. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

And we'll be fine when we screw over the earth, we'll just go move to Algol. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[rena-ko]

that thing is creepy o_o

*loosely refers to 'extra'*

[Ansatsu]

wait i want my own vol opt... MUAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

[Wyndham]

id be immortilized as the coolest rbot ever after my body is heavily damaged in a car wreck.
ill be like Blues and have my own whistley tune. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

seriously, i dont like the idea of robots.
its only so long before they cut off your eyelids to see you try to sleep.

...unless i beat them to it.