Monday, May 10, 2010

Study: robots with sharp tools could hurt you

NO! Really? Never seen a James Cameron movie or something?
A future in which robots help around the home could prove harmful to humans, suggests a study. 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".
BBC

So ... you gave your robot a knife and programmed it to strike soft tissue ... and you're worried it might cut ya?

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