WATCH | Robots need only 20 minutes to finish hardest task known to man

20 April 2018 - 11:00 By Timeslive
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Scientists have demonstrated two robots using human-like dexterity to construct an Ikea chair.

If you aren't yet worried that robots will take your job, you should be.

Two robots in a Singapore laboratory needed only 20 minutes to complete one of the hardest tasks known to man, reports the Guardian

Engineers at Nanyang Technological University used a 3D camera and two robot arms to build a chair from Ikea.

It took a few attempts for the robots to complete the task, but once they had solved the problem the chair was built without any hiccups.

The researchers say that the robot is able to devise and execute the plan itself. 

Carpenters around the world should be scared.


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