AMARSi Project Aims To Have Robots Learn Jobs From Co-workers

Lanxon writes "Robots of the future will be capable of learning more complex behaviors than ever before if a new, pan-European research project succeeds in its goal of developing the world's first architecture for advanced robotic motor skills, reports Wired. If successful, the four-year AMARSi (Adaptive Modular Architecture for Rich Motor Skills) project could see a manufacturing world filled with autonomous, intelligent humanoid worker bots that can learn new skills by interacting with their co-workers."

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Re:flamebait?

[suomynonAyletamitlU]

Part of the impetus for having labor done elsewhere is its cheapness. If you could still produce useful quantities of your product without hiring an MBA to do sleazy deals with sweatsh--I mean, legitimate overseas businessmen, maybe you could bring industry back to [first-world-nation] where it belongs. After all, those robots will still need technicians, overseers, shipping companies, etc.

I'm really not sure whether it's a good idea or not, but still...