Kicking Robots
harpers.org29 points by Hooke 5 days ago
29 points by Hooke 5 days ago
‘You can learn a surprising amount by kicking things. It’s an epistemological method you often see deployed by small children, who target furniture, pets, and their peers in the hope of answering important questions about the world. Questions like “How solid is this thing?” and “Can I knock it over?” and “If I kick it, will it kick me back?”’
That one CEO just learned a surprising amount about kicking things judging by the look on his face as he fell, but in that case it was the robot kicking him!
Having been an eight year old boy, I remember the number one rule of physics:
"Using force is always right. But can I apply enough force"