Jas.
Quote:this is why I can't wait for the Androids, Robots and other 'thinking' and 'evolving' machines to come onto the scene - just like Asimov's novels.
If we can ever make robots more agile & smarter than us then
maybe they will conquer the universe.
At least they don't die if they are without air for 1 minute.
Take a way their power & they still don't die -
they just fire up again when electricity is added.
Certainly they are far more robust than us.
In some ways we have to make such an Android or robot to
go out & search - at least our solar system.
The Mars rovers are too primitive.
We need robots that look like us - with 2 legs, 2 hands, 2 eyes &
an electronic brain that can work original situations out.
We tend to underestimate how amazing we are. e.g.
We talk about 10 mega pixel cameras -
our eyes are equivalent to about 80 megapixels & we see in 3D.
Nature has had billions of years to perfect our designs.
We are still in the very early stages & have only had about 40 years
with transistor electronics / integrated circuits.
Another thing - we are self repairing - machines are not.
If one wire breaks the whole machine can fail.
I am always amazed that I can get a cut on my finger &
2 weeks later I can't even see where the cut was!
Machines will never be that good!