September 20, 2007

Thoughts On Wired NextFest: When Do The Robots Start Fighting?

by Piers Fawkes

dance, robot, danceOr dancing? Team PSFK hit Wired NextFest 07 in Los Angeles last week and there was a lot to great stuff to see - we’ll try to put a video together. We were a little disappointed in the robot displays. It’s just that we’ve seen them all on the blogs already and they’re all controlled by humans. Yeah, yeah, we know your robot can blink and look just like you Mr Japanese professor, and yeah, yeah, we know your robot can walk just like a human who’s recovering from a broken back, and yeah, yeah, we know your robot’s got an Einstein mask - but really, when do they start doing something useful? Like fighting or at least dance contesting?

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4 Responses to “Thoughts On Wired NextFest: When Do The Robots Start Fighting?”

  1. Floyd Hayes
    Posted from: 68.161.244.192

    September 21st, 2007 at 11:48 am

    Piers - you should read ‘The Age of The Spirtual Machines’ and ‘The Singularity is Near’ by Kurtzweil to understand why this post has just made lol…

  2. Floyd Hayes
    Posted from: 68.161.244.192

    September 21st, 2007 at 11:48 am

    Piers - you should read ‘The Age of The Spirtual Machines’ and ‘The Singularity is Near’ by Kurtzweil to understand why this post has just made me lol…

  3. Jennifer Masson
    Posted from: 209.4.186.58

    September 21st, 2007 at 5:03 pm

    Not worried about the uncanny valley at all are you?
    Have you seen Aiko?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCR2PFrLkwA

    She will tell you off, can read and looks like she knows what all good robots should know, Coke.

  4. Jen Masson
    Posted from: 209.4.186.58

    September 21st, 2007 at 5:06 pm

    Not worried about the uncanny valley at all are you?
    Have you seen Aiko?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCR2PFrLkwA

    She will tell you off, can read and looks like she knows what all good robots should know, Coke.

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