New Approach Trains Robots to Match Human Dexterity and Speed

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/science/robots-that-can-match-human-dexterity.html?ref=science&_r=0

Markoff, John. "New Approach Trains Robots to Match Human Dexterity and Speed." The New

York Times. The New York Times, 21 May 2015. Web. 18 Sept 2016.

In the article, “New Approach Trains Robots to Match Human Dexterity and Speed” by John Markoff touches on the steps that have been taken to make robots perform more and more humanly activities. Putting it in simpler terms, robots are doing things like picking up objects as well as putting together pieces of a large Lego set. This study took place at the University of California Berkeley and these robots took years to create and is installed with certain types of specific software that allows the robot to adapt to these human activities without much training at all. This software is so special that the robot can do so many specific human tasks, which really makes this a major step in modern technology.

This article affects humanity in two ways. One way it affects humanity is by what advancement it brings to the robotics field. Robots have been taking years to develop, and no one really knows the capabilities of a robot, or if it can recreate human activities. This article and study prove that there was a big step forward in robotics and even bigger steps to come. The second way this affects humanity because like a typical Sci-Fi movie would go, robots might take over the world. It seems crazy at first, but seeing what these robots are capable of, it goes to show that before you know it, you might see a robot in a house or walking down the street, pretty scary!

Lastly, there are a few things I would point out in this article that could have been better. One thing I would like to point out was that there are obviously a lot more universities with other advancements in robotics, but they really only focused in on the University of California Berkeley study, rather than touching on any other studies. Another thing I would have liked in this article if some tougher words were elaborated more, because some of those technology pieces are a mouthful.    

Posted for G. Daskalakis