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Japanese Researchers Build Rock-paper-scissors Robot That Wins 100% of the Time

Posted by Unknown on from the humanity-is-doomed dept.

slew writes "Although the robot technically cheats because it watches your hand and can recognize what shape you are intending to make and beat it before you even know what is happening. Apparently it takes about 60ms for you to shape your hand, but the robot can recognize the shape before it is completed, and only takes 20ms to counter your shape so the results appear to the human opponent to be virtually simultaneous. I wonder how difficult it would be to add lizard and spock to the mix.... ;^)."

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  1. Are we being insulted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    as a Slashdot reader, I hope we could get 100% new articles!

  2. Cheats, not wins by daveewart · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Title should read: "Japanese researchers build Rock-paper-scissors robot that cheats 100% of the time"

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    "If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until we've solved it." --- Arthur Kasspe
  3. Re:Why... by somersault · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Recognising pilot gestures almost immediately is a good thing for a Gundam to have.

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    which is totally what she said