At least we know that Skynet still has a bit more work ahead of it before the walking, shooting cyborgs from James Cameron's Terminator 2 become reality. And you can thank President Obama for that.
"You might not know this, but one of my responsibilities as commander-in-chief is to keep an eye on robots," said Obama in a speech at Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center Friday. "And I'm pleased to report that the robots you manufacture here seem peaceful. At least for now."
Let's hope that stays true, as Obama also announced that the U.S. is launching brand-new $70 million initiative "to accelerate the development and use of robots in the United States that work beside, or cooperatively with, people." Dubbed the National Robotics Initiative, the plan is backed by a smattering of important governmental acronym-agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The end goals of the program are a little nebulous so far, as it's unclear whether the ultimate purpose of the initiative is to try and integrate robotics into consumer lifestyles or accelerate the use of robots in industrial lines of work. The initiative will partly research just how robots and humans can work together in innovative and symbiotic ways –perhaps even how they could become friends?
"Methods for the establishment and infusion of robotics in educational curricula and research to gain a better understanding of the long term social, behavioral and economic implications of co-robots across all areas of human activity are important parts of this initiative," says the NSF
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