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Punching Robots Beat Up Volunteers In The Name Of Science

First Posted: 10-14-10 09:13 AM   |   Updated: 10-14-10 12:22 PM

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Six Slovenian volunteers have been getting beaten up by a robot in the name of science. The men have been punched repeatedly in the arm at different strengths by said robot and rating the resulting sensation on a scale that ranges from "painless" to "unbearable."

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Six Slovenian volunteers have been getting beaten up by a robot in the name of science. The men have been punched repeatedly in the arm at different strengths by said robot and rating the resulting se...
Six Slovenian volunteers have been getting beaten up by a robot in the name of science. The men have been punched repeatedly in the arm at different strengths by said robot and rating the resulting se...
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Max Shaw   1 minute ago (3:39 PM)
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"The robotic lab's chief researcher says the experiment is actually designed to help future robots adhere to Isaac Asimov's first law of robotics, which states that "a robot may not injure a human being."

Hahaha! This is right out of the Movie 'I, Robot'! ....I thought this was a joke at first, considering they have 'an expert on 'human-robot safety.''
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