Cool stuff.
If you're looking to spur a great discussion on developing robotic technology and ethics/decision making, folks should also download and listen to this NPR Fresh Air Episode.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=99663723
I first heard it on the radio during last build season, wanted to post about it then, and just got too swamped. Shame on me. It's certainly a topic this community needs to visit, and revisit, often.
Science, of any kind, for "science-sake" alone can be very hazardous indeed. After reading this piece (and after hearing the NPR interview) I was reminded of an Einstein quote when he was discussing the use of the atomic bomb, "If only I'd have known. I would have become a watchmaker."
hmmmmm..........What was that about history? If you don't learn from it, it's bound to repeat itself?