Robot, robot, wherefore art thou robot?

December 30, 2010 | Source: NewScientist

Data, robot comedian (Kris Krüg)

Seeking inspiration for helping robots develop more social awareness, robotics researchers have begun testing their robots in the theatre.

Example of robot humor: “Waiter! Waiter! What’s this robot doing in my soup?” he says. The punchline: “It looks like he’s performing human tasks twice as well, because he knows no fear or pain.”

I’ll wait for Data 2.0 – Ed.