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vtmosaic t1_iqvsvby wrote

So I don't think they used the right word. Yield means to give up, I think they actually meant wield, which is to use, especially with weapons.

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TotalitarianismPrism t1_iqw19a3 wrote

It is an odd word choice. My first thought was that we measure plant yield, so perhaps they misused the term as “Plant-harvest production robot.”

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walkietalkiediehard t1_iqw3r6r wrote

I'm sure it was a typo for wielding.

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BrockManstrong t1_iqw8hmn wrote

It appears in multiple spots in the article.

This was written by a drunk AI, possibly one that yielded to a plant

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pbjamm t1_iqwryi9 wrote

The AI was unarmed, but the plant had a machete!

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UreMomNotGay t1_iqwegc6 wrote

i agree… just not in front of the machete “yielding” plant and AI author…

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chrisbe2e9 t1_iqvwfzf wrote

Going to point out that you can change the weapon with a paint brush and put a canvas there.

Suddenly this looks a lot less threatening. They put a weapon there to increase the views on this article.

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TrainHooterBlare t1_iqwauz4 wrote

I don't understand. If I were in a coma and you map a motor controller to my bowel movements. I would be wielding/yielding a machete i guess, but not necessarily aware of what i am wielding /yielding

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Bubbagumpredditor t1_iqvywvc wrote

"who's on the top of the food chain NOW, fertilizer boy"

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angelcobra t1_iqw66n7 wrote

“TIME TO TAKE BACK THE AMAZON!!!” - The Plants

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Whynotyours t1_iqw7uez wrote

In other news, electrical noise successfully amplified.

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FunGoolAGotz t1_iqvzlo2 wrote

So..........we are learning how to interface with plants, and this is the first thing you introduce !!!!

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TheDeadlyCat t1_iqwaeve wrote

I’d this covert marketing for a new Plants vs. Zombies?

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Semifreak t1_iqwwmrx wrote

I see an action/horror movie where plants revolt and go on a killing spree against vegans and vegetarians.

Quick, someone get Uwe Boll on the phone!

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FuturologyBot t1_iqvvzvu wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/Leprechan_Sushi:

Humans have been eating plants since the dawn of time. However one plant lives matter activist has given the plants a means of fighting back. Engineers have created a robot machete arm that interfaces with the 'brain' of a common houseplant, giving the plants a method of showing us what they really think of humanity.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/xujv6e/this_machete_is_controlled_by_a_plant_yielding_a/iqvs7kj/

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Azuregore t1_iqw3fl5 wrote

Just give it one of those robot pots and you got yourself a mobile defense system

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Good_Canary_3430 t1_iqxpg4j wrote

This is cool but I want to see what the plant does with the knife. Does it slash? Is it moving slowly?

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Test19s t1_iqxs88g wrote

It’s art. Not supposed to be practical, but it sure caused a conversation.

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cornerblockakl t1_iqy0p6c wrote

From what I see this is the same as the small over-unity machines on YouTube.

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jjdude67 t1_iqydkkc wrote

Watch the time lapse movements of plants, they move very similar to animals when the speeds are matched. If you dont move, some plants will surround and consume you.

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Leprechan_Sushi OP t1_iqvs7kj wrote

Humans have been eating plants since the dawn of time. However one plant lives matter activist has given the plants a means of fighting back. Engineers have created a robot machete arm that interfaces with the 'brain' of a common houseplant, giving the plants a method of showing us what they really think of humanity.

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Incorect_Speling t1_iqw4bt7 wrote

First I hear about plant lives matter.

What do they eat? Like, it would be really stupid to eat meat (because eventually the animals are either eating plants or animals who do), and probably not plants either.

I guess that leaves fungi? Although if plant lives matter, surely fungi lives do, too (we're more closely related to fungi than plants for comparison).

Going back to WHAT DO THEY EAT?

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