Robotic scientists will 'speed up discovery'
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have unveiled a robotic colleague that has been working non-stop in their lab throughout lockdown. The £100,000 programmable researcher learns from its results to refine its experiments. "It can work autonomously, so I can run experiments from home," explained Benjamin Burger, one of the developers. Such technology could make scientific discovery "a thousand times faster", scientists say.
A new report by the Royal Society of Chemistry lays out a "post-Covid national research strategy", using robotics, artificial intelligence and advanced computing as part of a suite of technologies that "must be urgently embraced" to help socially distancing scientists continue their search for solutions to global challenges.
(Score: 1) by Opportunist on Tuesday July 07 2020, @12:33PM (1 child)
Ya know, that's just what the young folks do, back in my time, in the 50s, they got together to invent new and silly dances, today they just invent new and silly genders.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 07 2020, @06:28PM
Score! Massive ZINGER.
Meanwhile someone's taken away your healthcare and put $5T on your tab. Oops.