Mack DeGeurin is a tech reporter who’s spent years investigating where technology and politics collide. His work has previously appeared in Gizmodo, Insider, New York Magazine, and Vice.
ArticleBody:Robots have progressed over the years from clunky hunks of metal to complex, AI-enabled machines capable of running, speaking, and even painting pictures. But even with all those advances humans still can’t help but place robots in bizarre and uncomfortable situations. This year, researchers took advanced robots and had them clean up karate-chopped Coke cans, suck up cigarette butts, wear a fleshy, lab-grown face, and pick up dog poo.
, or “Vacuum-cleaner Equipped Robot,” has a 3D-printed nozzle equipped on each of its feet which allows it to suck up cigarettes. uses a neural network to interpret visual data from the robot’s onboard cameras. Once it detects a butt, it then quickly runs a calculation to determine the best way to angle itself to vacuum the butts. In theory, a
could be deployed on public beaches or other outdoor areas where people tend to flick their spent smokes. Researchers had humans violently shake robots to test the limits of our empathy Humans don’t have the best track record when it comes to showing kindness to robots. There’s a long history of engineers and everyday people, kicking, beating, and generally abusing machines with cold-hearted detachment.
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