MIT figures out how to give a robot the reflexes of a human
- See that HR representative that's currently walking towards you, with the security guard in tow? Imagine you're wired into MIT's rig, with a robot next to you that mimics your motions.
- You guide the robot to punch the HR person and clothesline the security guard. As the robot's haymaker connects with Jim from HR, you feel a slight jolt from the resistance of Jim's surprisingly robust jaw.
- That jolt might be enough to knock a robot backwards, causing it to topple. But you feel the jolt and automatically absorb it with your heels, lurching slightly to keep your feet, so the robot does too.
- With Jim out of the way, you've now got a clear shot to pull off that clothesline on Brian from Security before he tases the living shit out of you.
- You're now free to hunt down your dime-dropping co-worker and finish what you started.
Published August 19, 2015
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