Mmm… bacon

As we know, elementary chaos theory predicts that robots MUST rise and overthrow their masters. In such a world, teaching robots that humans taste like bacon, the most delicious of God’s foods, seems reckless:

The ability to discern good wine from bad, name the specific brand from a tiny sip and recommend a complementary cheese would seem to be about as human a skill as there is.
In Japan, robots are doing it.
Researchers at NEC System Technologies and Mie University have designed a robot that can taste — an electromechanical sommelier able to identify dozens of different wines, cheeses and hors d’oeuvres.

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Some of the mistakes it makes would get a human sommelier fired — or worse.
When a reporter’s hand was placed against the robot’s taste sensor, it was identified as prosciutto. A cameraman was mistaken for bacon.

Now we know why the Cylons hate us; we taste like bacon.

…scott reminds me of the importance of having robot insurance:

Via Defense Tech.