| ▲ | Kicking Robots(harpers.org) |
| 25 points by Hooke 5 days ago | 4 comments |
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| ▲ | oxfeed65261 3 hours ago | parent [-] |
| https://archive.ph/Ecmai ‘You can learn a surprising amount by kicking things. It’s an epistemological method you often see deployed by small children, who target furniture, pets, and their peers in the hope of answering important questions about the world. Questions like “How solid is this thing?” and “Can I knock it over?” and “If I kick it, will it kick me back?”’ |
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| ▲ | stronglikedan 37 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | That one CEO just learned a surprising amount about kicking things judging by the look on his face as he fell, but in that case it was the robot kicking him! | |
| ▲ | a3w an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | Having been an eight year old boy, I remember the number one rule of physics: "Using force is always right. But can I apply enough force" | | |
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