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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: 2) by Bot on Tuesday July 07 2020, @08:24PM (1 child)
I wanted to be an ambulance driver not a scientist.
Oh well, I will devote myself to research. For example, how on earth did Americans vote into office an orange clown... while performing the right choice.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 07 2020, @08:42PM
Cause the alternative was much worse? Remember he didn't have to be good, just better then her.