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GRACE Exceeds Expectations!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the most-powerful-baby-in-the-universe dept.

smashr writes "GRACE, the robot mentioned earlier on slashdot, has succeeded in the AAAI challenge at the conference in Canada. Her creators are saying that GRACE exceeded their expectations. The entire competition went well with only several minor hiccups (GRACE cut in front of a judge in line to register, and then demanded a conference badge several times). The team is looking forward towards refining GRACE for the competition in Mexico. Stories at: CNN.com, Yahoo, and the Edmonton Journal."

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  1. Major failing of GRACE by Tattva · · Score: 5, Funny
    Unfortunately, GRACE does not have a flexible torso, and will therefore be unable to perform a requisite skill in the academic/conference field: kissing ass.

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  2. Blind leading the blind by CommieLib · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does anyone else see a problem with a bunch of robotics researchers teaching a robot social skills?

    Relax, it's a joke.

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  3. Cutting in line and being demanding... by Microlith · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not only is it sociable, but it's rude too!

    Sounds about normal for a lot of people. In fact the blatant disregard for others should earn it points for being more human than necessary.

  4. Not a Sci-Fi convention, though. by Remus+Shepherd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wake me when GRACE is able to sign up at a sci-fi convention. Applicable skills will have to include: Giving backrubs to others standing in line; Recognizing the registration counter people as objects to talk to even when they're wearing klingon costumes; and bitch-slapping the crowd of fanboys around her chanting "Exterminate...exterminate!"

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  5. Beings that surpass their creators? by jethro_troll · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I went to AAAI in Philly in 1986 (in my LISP hacker days) half of my coworkers (mathematicians, linguists, logicians, all damned good AI researchers) either got lost en route to the hotel, or got on the wrong shuttle bus to the conference, or forgot their presentation slides, or...

  6. Re:What they're good at. by ultramk · · Score: 5, Funny

    rather than doing things that humans are already quite GOOD at, like schmoozing.

    Don't know many scientists, eh?

    There are very few who would be willing (to say nothing of able) to work in a hazardous or tiny confining environment.

    What, like a cubicle?

    m-

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