{"id":38738,"date":"2016-05-28T01:39:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T01:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/ai-more-like-aieeee-for-the-first-time-a-robot-can-feel-pain\/"},"modified":"2016-05-28T01:39:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T01:39:16","slug":"ai-more-like-aieeee-for-the-first-time-a-robot-can-feel-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/news\/ai-more-like-aieeee-for-the-first-time-a-robot-can-feel-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"AI? More Like Aieeee!! For The First Time, A Robot Can Feel Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n \u201cDanger, Will Robinson!\u201d The danger-sensing abilities of the newly developed robot system far exceed those of the Robot in the classic TV series Lost in Space.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cDanger, Will Robinson!\u201d The danger-sensing abilities of the newly developed robot system far exceed those of the Robot in the classic TV series Lost in Space.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Researchers are developing a system to teach robots how to feel pain.<\/p>\n

That might seem counterintuitive, as IEEE Spectrum<\/em> points out. After all, \u201cOne of the most useful things about robots is that they don\u2019t feel pain.\u201d That means \u201cwe have no problem putting them to work in dangerous environments or having them perform tasks that range between slightly unpleasant and definitely fatal to a human.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the researchers from Leibniz University of Hanover argue that the \u201cartificial robot nervous system\u201d actually makes the robots safer. They say humans working alongside them \u2014 using heavy machinery, for example \u2014 are also likely to be safer. Here\u2019s more from IEEE Spectrum<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy is it a good idea for robots to feel pain? The same reason why it\u2019s a good idea for humans to feel pain, said Johannes Kuehn, one of the researchers. \u2018Pain is a system that protects us,\u2019 he told us. \u2018When we evade from the source of pain, it helps us not get hurt.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As the journal notes, the phenomenon is clear in individuals with congenital analgesia, the genetic disorder where individuals don\u2019t feel pain. This first-person story from the BBC describes just how difficult it is to prevent injuries when you don\u2019t know something is hurting you.<\/p>\n

Kuehn and his colleague Sami Haddadin presented their research at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation last week in Stockholm. Here\u2019s a video demonstrating their prototype, inspired by human skin, which is equipped to sense both pressure and temperature:<\/p>\n

The machine appears to wince and reflexively moves away when hit with light, moderate and severe pain, as well as the heat of a cup of boiling water \u2014 all while wearing a jaunty yellow rubber ducky.<\/p>\n

As The Washington Post explains, \u201cDepending on the threat, such as a harsh movement or intense heat, the robot is programmed to retract from the danger.\u201d It adds: \u201cThe more dangerous it registers the threat to be, the faster the robot will retract and the longer it will avoid the hazardous force.\u201d<\/p>\n

As IEEE Spectrum<\/em> notes, researchers from Stanford and University of Rome-La Sapienza have already built a bot that avoids collision with humans. But this research inspired by the way humans react to pain goes a step further, as the Post<\/em> notes:<\/p>\n

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\u201c[T]o equip these robots with a nervous system forces them to prioritize avoidance of their own pain, thus programming them to avoid destroying themselves as well as avoiding collision with humans, according to [Kuehn]. This will trigger different reactions in the robot than just crash avoidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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