Robots develop more teamwork skills, humans still unwitting conspirators

Following recent developments in robot cooperation between virtual bots, AIBOs and military bots, researchers at Örebro University in Sweden have created yet more progenitors of our future overlords that can get buddy buddy with each other. These bots work by tapping into each others sensors and computers, allowing them to perform tasks that they otherwise wouldn't be able to do on their own, such as navigating past difficult obstacles -- a door, for instance. In one test, two robots balanced a piece of wood between them, relaying information about speed and direction to each other in order to keep it balanced. Sure, today it's only wood... tomorrow, it could be you.

[Chris @ Aug 16th 2006 10:43PM]

there's no i in team, but there is in irobot

[Ryan @ Aug 16th 2006 10:59PM]

I, for one, welcome our future Scandinavian robot overlords.

[Michael @ Aug 16th 2006 11:11PM]

theres no I in team, but theres a ME

[PoorIEuser @ Aug 16th 2006 11:16PM]

I, for one, welcome our new team of intelligent overlords.

[Todd @ Aug 17th 2006 12:10AM]

The Cassandra Syndrome is a term applied to predictions of doom about the future that are not believed, but upon later reflection turn out to be correct. This denotes a psychological tendency among people to disbelieve inescapably bad news, often through denial. The person making the prediction is caught in the dilemma of knowing what is going to happen but not being able to resolve the problem without the cooperation of others.

The name is derived from the Greek myth of Cassandra, who was granted a cursed gift of prophecy; she could predict the future, but no one would ever believe her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Syndrome

[Derrick Hinkle @ Aug 17th 2006 12:18AM]

hm, a hammock that drives around, can navigate doors, and most likely with minimal tweaking dispense Jolt and dorritos.....And they say we should fear our robot overlords

[Ransom @ Aug 17th 2006 1:36AM]

today, a block of wood...
tomorrow, the world!!!

[Henry @ Aug 17th 2006 3:17AM]

Todd, you're gonna be the first one up against the wall when the revolution comes.

[christomapher @ Aug 17th 2006 3:33AM]

I for one.... Oh wait, it has been said 8,000 times already?

[Chris. @ Aug 17th 2006 5:03AM]

The key for a very great advance in this area is a new grid network mental-layer for the bots... its cortex and our cortex by direct wireless interface... Welcome to our re-evolution !!

[Fubar @ Aug 17th 2006 7:21AM]

It kind of looks like they're having a team-building meeting. How long will it be before one of them has pointy hair?

[blore40 @ Aug 17th 2006 10:40AM]

I've had it with these m****rf**king robots on this m****rf**king planet.

[Dylan Cross @ Aug 17th 2006 1:40PM]

I,... :(

[Jon Gray @ Aug 20th 2006 6:10AM]

One for the road...
I, for one, welcome our wood balancing robotic overlords.

[jlouis @ Feb 17th 2007 9:54AM]

I, for one, welcome "our new robotic overlords" comments.