The centuries-old theme of man vs. machine, immortalized in song by noble “steel-drivin’ man” John Henry, has now hit rock-bottom: you can play rock, paper, scissors with a robot.
Let’s all think about this. This game is the ultimate cliche for random decision-making. And now, for losers who can’t find anybody else who cares as little as they do about the matter at hand, there is the machine version.
Well, they’ll never catch me deciding stuff with this pointy-fingered robo-limb. This is exactly why always I keep my Magic 8-Ball handy. Is that really true? Reply hazy, try again.
Japan’s Nippon Engineering College’s humanoid robot “Karfe Lady” and a man play a game of “rock, paper, scissors” during a robot sports event in Tokyo’s Akihabara electronic district, October 20, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
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All these years people have been telling me to talk to the hand. Now I can!
- Posted by John C AbellI don’t remember it being called “Rock, Paper, Enormous TALONS with great sharp PRONGS sticking out of them”.
- Posted by CharleneDoes the robot know any other useful hand gestures? If so, I would consider mounting one on the hood of my minivan.
- Posted by KHA! Rock beats scissors! Human prevails!
- Posted by Lady WeaselThe robot got very abusive when the human offered him out for a fight!
- Posted by Hunter