This robot arm doesn’t have much to do with armed robots.. but the failed attempts are pretty funny.  And it does show that robots can be taught to do pretty much anything people want to teach them to do. So far this year, robots have been learning to play soccer, fetch beers, iron clothes, fold clothes, wash dishes, play pool, seal off underwater oil leaks, teach kids English, and inspect the power grid. They already have robots that mow the lawn, sweep and vacuum floors… not to be impatient, but where is the robot that will take out the trash?

via [wired]