Robot Identifies Human Flesh As Bacon

Jearil writes "Wired's 'Table of Malcontents' blog links to an article about a wine-tasting robot that thinks humans taste like bacon. The Japanese robot is intended to act as a personal sommelier, suggesting wines, cheeses, and hors d'oeuvres based on its owners personal tastes. It also apparently thinks humans would be tasty as part of a sandwich." From the article: "Let the robot holocaust commence: robots think we taste like bacon ... Upon being given a sample, he will speak up in a childlike voice and identify what he has just been fed. The idea is that wineries can tell if a wine is authentic without even opening the bottle, amongst other more obscure uses ... like 'tell me what this strange grayish lump at the back of my freezer is/was.' But when some smart aleck reporter placed his hand in the robot's omnivorous clanking jaw, he was identified as bacon. A cameraman then tried and was identified as prosciutto." This is most distressing.

Comments

Without Opening the Bottle?

[pete-classic]

The idea is that wineries can tell if a wine is authentic without even opening the bottle

Who cares about the human flesh bit? They've not only invented a robot that can taste, but one that can taste through glass!

Also, why would a winery doubt the authenticity of their own wine? Is this in case someone breaks in and steals their wine, but replaces it with an exact duplicate?

-Peter