9 Robots That Are Smarter Than Humans

Published on 05/20/2016
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Army Soldier

The cost of human lives during wartime can’t be measured in dollars. That is why armies such as the United States have been looking at implementing robot soldiers into combat for years. Now, there are smaller robots used during combat, ranging from vehicles designed to help disarm IEDs and drones. However, there are current tests being performed on robot soldiers who are more efficient than human soldiers, by being able to fire at a target with exact precision all while taking into account multiple variables at the same time. These robots are able to dismantle land mines and engage in front-line combat. The United States plans on having a quarter of its forces made up of robots in the next 15 years. Each robot is going to come with an embedded PC built into the system, although these are also extremely complex based on the way each robot is able to interact with the local environments around them.

Pharmacist

For anyone who has gone to the pharmacist ever, they understand it often takes them hours to obtain a prescription, especially if they did not have a chance to call it in ahead of time. This has been a running joke for comedians for decades who like to comment on how long it takes the pharmacist to perform the task. Whether these observations are accurate or fare may be a moot point due to the pharmacy robot. There is a robot at the University of California, San Francisco who filled 350,000 prescriptions without making a single error on the kind of medication or the dosage. This is far superior to what traditional pharmacists have been able to do. So, like the warehouse workers, this is another position the robot is smarter, better and faster than the human counterpart. When it comes to medication, all of these are important selling points and a major reason why full-time pharmacists might be quickly heading out the door.

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

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