While American researchers build robots based on safe, friendly animals like puppy dogs, and the Japanese continue to build cute little robot children, the Germans have gone for something a little more brutal: a robotic ape.
The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence calls this an “ape-like robotic system”. It’s part of a program designed to help better understand and implement mechanical movement. It looks cool, but I remember the last time this happened, and it did not end well.
[via technabob]
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5 responses to “The Germans Have Built A Robot Ape. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”
Well that’s a cool twist nobody saw coming. Instead of humanity meeting its demise by just robots or just apes, it will now suffer under the metal foot of the MIGHTY ROBOT-APE OVERLORDS!
I, for one, welcome our new mighty robot-ape overlords.
I feel like Robbie isn’t far off now.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/06/therell-be-nowhere-to-hide-when-these-robot-apes-take-to-the-trees
Ok, I’m out. *googles next flight to Mars*