The Economist (April 21)
2018/ 04/ 23 by jd in Global News
“Humans have had a good run. But with the most recent breakthrough in robotics, it is clear that their time as masters of planet Earth has come to an end.” Such statements remain unlikely and “furniture-assembly helps explain why.” Researchers in Singapore were able to get two robots to assemble an Ikea flat pack, but it was a long, painstaking exercise. Robots and AI continue to struggle in the real world. “It seems to be a fundamental truth: physical dexterity is computationally harder than playing Go.”
Tags: AI, Breakthrough, Dexterity, Earth, Flat pack, Humans, Ikea, Real world, Robotics, Singapore
