insert usual quote about our robot overlords

[jrtom]

but that is some fast robot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KxjVlaLBmk

Seriously, this is the sort of thing I imagined robots being able to do when I first encountered them in science fiction, so it's nice that we're finally seeing this.

Yes, I realize that getting them to display intelligence is still hard. This is still pretty cool, though.

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Re: Intelligence

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...which is why comets are well-known as sources of wisdom, I suppose.

(Personally I find Neal Stephenson's work to be engaging, enjoyable, intelligently thought-provoking, and charming in a sort of geeky/batty way, but I realize he's not for everyone.)