Our grandparents did warn us that laziness would get us in trouble. The Japanese government and private sector are, according to the
Nikkei, all set to begin work on a collaborative new project to develop
thought-controlled gadgets, devices ... and
robots. The aim is to produce brain-to-computer interfaces that would allow the ability to change channels or
pump out texts just with your
almighty brain power, while also facilitating artificial intelligence that would be capable of detecting when you're hungry, cold, or in need of assistance. Manufacturing giants
Toyota,
Honda and Hitachi get name-dropped as potential participants in this 10-year plan, though we wonder if any of them will have the sense to ask what happens when an
ultra-precise and
emotionless bot is given both intelligence and mind-reading powers. Would it really stick to dunking biscuits in our tea, or would it prefer something
a little more exciting?
posted April 23rd 2010 10:04AM
Didn't I see that guy on the left in "Spaceballs"?
Ah ... good ole' Rick Moranis. Total photo-shoped photo here.
@Ed T LOL, I saw that too. Why is he there!?!?
@Ed T
He's thinking: "She's gone from suck... to blow!"
I was going to scroll on by this article... another Japanese robot thing... and then I noticed Lord Helmet in the corner, and almost spit my coffee out I was laughing so hard!
@Ed T He fits in so well....
@Ed T WOW THIS IS THEE BIGGEST FAIL TOPIC IN THE WHOLE MONTHS TOPICS! thanks engadget for letting us know HOW MUCH THIS FAILS. u think any SANE person is going to want a "mind reading computer" telling them what they want? sickening.
@Ed T Photo-jacking?
@emopoops
The only thing that sickens me is your existence.
@Jordo1234 +1 for that comment. :)
@emopoops
Your comment was already downranked to oblivian, but I opened it up and down ranked it some more. Just to be sure.
@schatzman
Thats no shop job; its proof the schwartz is all around us.
@Ed T
He is still surrounded by a**holes
@Ed T Set it to ludicrous speed!
One word: Spaceballs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvd3kaupZ60
@stridermt2k
I'm so glad im not the only one who caught Darth Helmet standing there, WIN
@stridermt2k
I much prefer:
LUDICROUS SPEED......... GO!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk7VWcuVOf0
Preface to mind reading robots is mind reading technology!
ludicrous speed!!
@One Love They've gone plaid!!
How is this going to work? sometimes I think things I don't want to necessarily do. Technology should respect the human API.
@Tohe
Well, if Toyota is working on this, we can expect the mind reading software to lock up, causing the robot to accelerate uncontrollably, crashing through walls. I for one will be adding the robot protection to my home owners insurance this month....
@Tohe And especially the way us guys think about sex (real or imagined) all the time, I don't want my robot always reaching out a hand to me.....
the test subject is wearing Crocs: WIN
@izzykareem You got Dark Helmet standing in the corner and you see a guy wearing Crocs as the win?
@izzykareem If you are a man wearing crocs you should be strapped to a mind erasing machine because something horribly wrong has happened in your life and you should start over.
@Disturbedmaggot literally as i hit "submit" i noticed the Dark Helmet, then i looked to see that others had seen him, so, no need to point that out i thought.
@flanders i thought the same thing till i spent some quality time with crocs and now its my shoe of choice for ALMOST every occasion.
Mind reading robots, quick get these to Toyota.. sorry folks.. I was thinking about stopping.
ASIMO facepalm FTW!
@javalsu
what's Japanese for 'oy vey'?
Is that Asmo in the corner scratching his head?
@thelibrarygeek
He feels morally disturbed by what the test subject is thinking. Debating whether or not he should do it :)
@thelibrarygeek
That made my lmao, robot scratching his head, lol
This so reminds me of that movie Surrogates with bruce willis........
Someone show these dopes the movie Wall-E. And have them make the chairs MUCH bigger. Cuz with all that lazing around, humanity is going to make the current plague of obesity look like a Twiggy convention.
Guess they don't watch Stargate. That thing will darn near kill you.
So...who envisions a scene like in that god-awful Bruce Willis movie Surrogates with Japan's Imperial army of robots running through our cities while their soldiers are safe and sound back in Yokosuka?
I for one welcome our Japanese overlords.
@Tes Technically, it'd be unconstitutional for Japan to attack anyone, though something such as a constitution has never stopped someone hell-bent on seizing more power.
Oh great, now we have a definite time frame for skynet to become self aware. FML
Had anyone ever read any Ray Kurzwiel? This screams Singularity to me.
Spaceball 1 - they've gone to plaid
like many I only clicked on the link because I saw Dark Helmet - I think that is why ASIMO is scratching his head - WTF?
Robots that can read our thoughts... our plans, and our strategies.. great
Lets just make it oh-so-easy for robots to overthrow us in the ensuing man-vs-machine wars. Yea, hurry and enslave us robots
I bet you 1000 bucks all we get out of this are toilets that you can flush with your mind.
10 years..........
may be before the final version of robot can be used, lots of old people who attended this experiment have already gone..
*grabs tinfoil and makes a beeline for the closet*
But I don't want the world to end up lie the movie Surrogates!
".... facilitating artificial intelligence that would be capable of detecting when you're hungry, cold, or in need of assistance."
Future TV commercial:
"Help! I've fallen and I can't get this giant helmet on!"
Don't you see? Once they figure out how to read brain OUTPUT, they can start working on INPUT... Matrix-style. "You know how to fly that?" "Not yet... Okay, let's go." :)
on man, caption contest!! "what's asimo thinking??"
Three words: Stand Alone Complex