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“Arming #robots could keep human soldiers out of harm's way, he argues.”

“the black shiny faceless #PhantomRobot is engaged in ‘free play’, manipulating a bunch of coloured kids blocks. "We need #data from it just interacting with its environment…[and] this is today's menu," explains #SankaetPathak, co-founder and CEO of two-year-old #StartUp #FoundationRobotics”

“The company's first-generation model, #PhantomMK1, which I am shown, doesn't have a battery, isn't #dust or #waterproof and can't get back up if it falls. Its #hands – still a major robotics challenge – lack #strength and #dexterity, and it has no proper wrists yet.”

I love the names given to these bits of engineering. Matches the capability. 🤪🤣

🤖 #MechaTronics / #Engineering / #AI / #AITools <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedpxwe26l1o>