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Fudan Intelligent Robot Learns To Fit In

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the our-little-robot-grows-up dept.

martinsslaves writes "Shanghais' Fudan University have made some considerable progress in their endeavors in learning robots, with their new 'Fudan Intelligent Robot' looking a whole lot more polished than their previous Fudan-1 model. The goal is for the robot to learn new tasks by following voice commands, which the researchers hope could eventually allow the robot to help the elderly or become a 'good household mate' for families. Among other things, the bot can currently can plot out its own map of its surroundings and remember specific locations and, of course, change TV channels at your command (or even serve as a TV itself)."

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  1. Robot Succeeded where slashoters fail? by psychicsword · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like a robot succeeded where many slashdot readers failed... it fits in.

    Lucy Liu bot make me a sandwich everyone else would.

  2. It can't be helped by Null+Perception · · Score: 1, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our socially accepted robotic overloads

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  3. Re:Is it just me? by psychicsword · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could someone explain what's so story-worthy about this bot? It is for the jokes that comes out of it.
  4. Remote Remote by orkysoft · · Score: 5, Funny

    Among other things, the bot can currently can plot out its own map of its surroundings and remember specific locations and, of course, change TV channels at your command (or, as you can see above, even serve as a TV itself)."

    So they finally invented the remote control for the remote control?

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  5. Yeah but by dibblda · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's probably made of lead paint and GHB....

  6. cat threat by xPsi · · Score: 3, Funny

    The goal is for the robot to learn new tasks by following voice commands, which the researchers hope could eventually allow the robot to help the elderly or become a "good household mate" for families. Among other things, the bot can currently can plot out its own map of its surroundings and remember specific locations and, of course, change TV channels at your command (or, as you can see above, even serve as a TV itself). There are a lot of cats out there right now licking themselves acting aloof, pretending like they don't care, but really thinking, "there's no goddamn way I can compete with this thing."
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  7. The Perils of Voice Recognition... by RudeIota · · Score: 5, Funny

    Verbal input to robot:
    "Put my java beans in grinder. Percolate water and coffee. Pour in the mug. Place the mug on my desk."

    Robot output
    "Put my human spleen in grinder. Exsanguinate daughter slowly. Pour in the blood. Place the blood on my chest"


    ... and this, my friends, is why I might wait for version 3.0.

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    1. Re:The Perils of Voice Recognition... by Brad1138 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe it runs Vista, it will ask "are you sure" about 50 times.

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  8. It may be intelligent, but... by RockMFR · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can it see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch?

  9. Plagiarism by clarkkent09 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think it's obvious where they got the idea for the design of the robot. Just compare the two images, similarities are obvious:

    http://file.shanghaidaily.com/News/Image//2007/2007-11/2007-11-08/20071108_337360_01.jpg

    http://hubpages.com/u/49849_f260.jpg

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  10. Re:Robot Succeeded where Slashdotters fail? by fastest+fascist · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's true, with a little effort, people learn to leave you alone.