Fucking incompetents. Why not stick a catheter up the commander's ass and when he shits himself they'll know he's in trouble.
> "The human commander may get into trouble but be unable to ask for help," > said Nilanjan Sarkar, team member and assistant professor of Vanderbilt > University's Department of Mechanical Engineering. > > "In cases like these his robot assistant will be able to detect his stress > and either communicate the need for assistance or assist in some way > itself." > > The robot's sensors consist of an electrocardiogram to record heartbeat, a > skin sensor that can detect tiny changes in sweat production, an > electromyography sensor that detects minute muscle activity in the jaw and > brow, a blood-volume pressure sensor that measures the constriction on the > arteries and a temperature sensor. > > "The robot uses algorithms to translate the information it gets from the > sensors into a format it can understand," Sarkar said. "One of our most > important claims is that the robot can process this information in real > time." > > So far tests with the robot have proved promising. The machine responds on > cue to signals of distress and approaches its human counterpart to ask if > he's OK. Tom Walker 604 255 4812
