[extropy-chat] [Fwd:NewScientist NEWSFLASH: Arm wrestling robots beaten by human]

[Alex Ramonsky]

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Subject: NEWSFLASH: Arm wrestling robots beaten by a teenaged girl
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 08:25:38 -0600
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NewScientist.com - NEWSFLASH

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Arm wrestling robots beaten by a teenaged girl

Flesh and bone triumphed in the first ever man-versus-machine battle 
of brawn - an arm wrestling contest between robots and humans. The 
human champion defeated each of three robotic arms, hands down, in 
matter of seconds. She is just 17 years old and a self-confessed 
wimp.

The research behind the battle aims to develop stronger 
polymer-based artificial muscles for use in future prosthetic limbs.


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