Scientists train robots to love punk music

We've seen plenty of robots that are capable of showing their appreciation for music, but few have as refined a taste as this trio of bots designed by a team of UK artists and scientists, which have been trained to like punk music and nothing else. That was apparently done by employing "adaptive resonance theory," which allows the robots to build up a history of patterns relating to different sounds, and analyze songs on the fly, matching the patterns against other types of music it has already listened to. As you can see in the BBC's video available at the read link below, the bot's were apparently easily able to recognize a band that they hadn't heard before and, if you hurry, you can actually check 'em out first hand, as they'll be doing their thing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts until July 5th.

[Bernhard @ Jul 4th 2008 10:40PM]

trained to like Punk Music and nothing else - so the only way not to get murdered by one of them is to take along a boombox and play their favourite stuff everywhere? Thats a very nice future prospect...

[GatgetMan @ Jul 5th 2008 1:37AM]

If only they could train humans to love it...

[andres @ Jul 4th 2008 11:04PM]

robots, love? i for one do not welcome our loving robot overlords

[0rez @ Jul 4th 2008 11:12PM]

SKYNET Defense network--- Initiated

Primary Objective: Launch tactical nuclear strike against Human Race...

...Secondary Objective: Score New Found Glory tix for day before nuclear strike...

[Nex @ Jul 5th 2008 5:35AM]

new found glory is not punk rock...

[Metkis @ Jul 5th 2008 6:07AM]

I can't wait for Skynet and that Hadron Collider to duke it out.

[ethana2 @ Jul 5th 2008 12:26PM]

GLADos on LHC vs. Skynet:

LHC nuked multiple times, according to detected particle paths. Ground shields blast. GLADos insists on referring to Skynet as Dave, and refuses to cease operations because there is still 'science to do'.
Humans take cover in LHC facilities, seal it off, and we somehow end up with the matrix a few years later.

Sounds like an interesting plot for Terminator 4..

[Mr. Fax Sender @ Jul 4th 2008 11:15PM]

You call that dancing?

Where's the electric slide, moon walk, cabbage patch, hustles, jitterbugs, shuffles, shimmys, waltz, two-step, polka, limbo, conga, and tangos?

[Christy McGrory @ Jul 4th 2008 11:19PM]

punk=fail

[GatgetMan @ Jul 5th 2008 1:41AM]

If A=B and B=C...



Christy McGrrory=punk

[Christy McGrory @ Jul 5th 2008 4:08AM]

I fail to make sense of your comment.

[bartoron @ Jul 5th 2008 6:59AM]

Christy McGrrory = fail, fail = punk. Therefore Christy McGrrory = punk.

[Artie Lange @ Jul 4th 2008 11:38PM]

In another story, Chris Daughtry, lead singer of the band "Daughtry", has gone missing. Police say there were signs of a struggle at Daughtry's california home, where cogs, bearings, circuit boards, and oil stains were found scattered throughout the premises. Chad Kroeger, lead singer of the band "Nickleback", and all three Jonas Brothers have likewise disappeared under similar circumstances. Authorities remain baffled and are asking the public for assistance.

[Angry Samoan @ Jul 4th 2008 11:42PM]

Play that robot some GG Allin and see if it then wants to kill itself!

[Echo1 @ Jul 4th 2008 11:55PM]

Well I'm for robots loving music, but about genres that tend to blend, like Industrial and Futurepop, Acid and Chemical breaks, etc

(referencing Ishkurs guide to electronic music)
http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

[Bunson @ Jul 5th 2008 12:21AM]

WOAH, the picture is on the left of the article. You shouldn't switch things up on us like that. I was seriously confused and just sat there looking at the screen for five minutes crying in confusion.

Seriously dudes, keep the pics above the article, for my sake.

Love, Bunson

[Bunson @ Jul 5th 2008 12:22AM]

JESUS CHRIST!, thats the second article you've done that to today.

[TriZz @ Jul 5th 2008 1:43AM]

You flipped your avatar. Why can't they flip the picture?

[Anonymous Coward @ Jul 5th 2008 4:13AM]

01 01 01 !
Err.... I mean Oi Oi Oi!

[Andrew @ Jul 5th 2008 11:35AM]

I, for one, welcome our punk robot overlords.

[maxon @ Jul 5th 2008 6:30PM]

Whats that?Creating more roborts to destroy ourselve? the roborts may kill one of you!!!

[waterboy99troop @ Jul 6th 2008 3:26AM]

if you let them listen to too much punk music, would they turn emo and start to /wrist?...

[Shaun @ Jul 6th 2008 10:22AM]

This is new? Clear Channel has had these nameless faceless genre exclusive pogo robots for years. They call them "listeners".

[ShadowKain @ Jul 6th 2008 5:25PM]

"Listen to shitty ass punk that no one remembers after a few months you Robot!!!...now fetch me a ham sandwich, and spare me the Robot tears..."