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Tai Chi Robots
dknight writes "It seems that Chinese scientists are currently developing a robot which is capable of doing tai chi. The robot is being developed by the Beijing University of Science and Engineering, and is touted to be a great breakthrough in worker safety, as these robots could be used to perform dangerous work. They are supposedly able to sense changes in the slope of the earth around them (hills, etc.) and balance themselves out."
I wonder how they're gonna get 'em to breathe right?
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So if you gave them a faster processor, could they do other martial arts? ;)
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Why not just put the chinese robot on a Segway?
Imagine a Beowulf ... err, union of these
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...martial arts is it going to become a bad actor and do martial art/cop shows.
I can see it now:
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Now if they could only build a robot that could do some mean Chai-Tea...
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Ok, of all the things you can get a robot to do.. tai chi? Geez, Loueez that's lame! What are they thinking? "Let's make a robot that moves reeeeaaaaal slow."
Lift one foot.
Raise an arm.
Even when I was a kid I had a toy robot that had machine guns shoot from its chest. Now that's a robot! At least make it a girl robot and have it do yoga or backbends or something.
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With all the fast processors around, will they be able to find one slow enough to do Tai Chi? Big problem.
I have a 286 chip lying around somewhere that I can donate.
"The Chi is strong in this one..." ...NEXT!
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They are supposedly able to sense changes in the slope of the earth around them (hills, etc.) and balance themselves out.
They also can sense the emotions and ambitions of the humans around them, slowly feeding off of their pain and misery, and always plotting against us.
Something different:
They can sense the coming of the Singularity by using their advanced meditation techniques. Slowly watching us they are, gathing information, to make the elimination of the humans that much more quick.
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It'd be cooler if they were powered by Chi.
NEXT!
"Li added that this type of robot would be able to take over some dangerous jobs from humans."
--As soon as I get my gun, I guess they'll have robotic telemarketers*. Now I need an EMP.
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* I do not condone the shooting of telemarketers in this economy. But as soon as things improve and a better job opens up, say, anything, it'll be ok again.
are they going to get the robot's mouth to move totally independently of the sounds coming out of the speakers?
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if performing tai chi is one of the dangerous jobs that the workers could have.
Now if I could get one of the tai chi robots to clean my toilet and do other household tasks, oh, and a better exterior would be nice....
You wanna go around rescuing people from earthquake rubble on a frikkin' scooter?
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