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Robots continue to gain human-like abilities as the field of
robotics advances. Now, robotics researchers Ingmar Posner and Paul Newman from
the University of Oxford have created a robot that can read and find, correct
misspelled words, and learn certain things. Their creation, called Marge, is
smart enough to read The New York Times
and BBC Online. Marge's creators hope that future versions will be able to
navigate the world using the same words and phrasing that humans do.
Unlike teaching humans, robots aren't able to use logic to
make intuitive leaps and connections. Instead, they rely on algorithms and
input data to "know" things. In Marge's case, Posner and Newman installed text
recognition software that includes a spell-checker and a dictionary to allow
her to make the intuitive leaps required for reading and learning.
What do you think about giving the robots the ability to
read and learn?
Source: Discovery
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