Robot Hand Beats You At Rock, Paper, Scissors 100% of the Time

wasimkadak writes "This robot hand will play a game of rock, paper, scissors with you. Sounds like fun, right? Not so much, because this particular robot wins every. Single. Time. It only takes a single millisecond for the robot to recognize what shape your hand is in, and just a few more for it to make the shape that beats you, but it all happens so fast that it's more or less impossible to tell that the robot is waiting until you commit yourself before it makes its move, allowing it to win 100% of the time."

Welcome!

[Anonymous Coward]

I for one welcome our new robotic overlords.

But to truly test it you have to add lizard and spock

yes but...

[Anonymous Coward]

Can it beat Sheldon at rock, paper, lizard, spock, scissors? ;)

Meh

[Anonymous Coward]

But what if we add lizzard and Spock into the equation?

Re:inferior

[davester666]

rapidly moving your hand up and down about an inch doesn't count

The real reason the robot wins:

[itsdapead]

Complete rules for robohand v. human rock, paper, scissors:

Robohand crush rock.

Robohand bend scissors.

Robo-laser burn paper.

Puny humans no match for robohand.

Re:Cheater.

[Anonymous Coward]

So it cheats.

It's just employing High Frequency Rochambeau strategies

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Re:inferior

[Chrisq]

I've got too many hand movements to beat this.

rapidly moving your hand up and down about an inch doesn't count

That's what he meant by "beat this".

Re:What would happen...

[physicsphairy]

They would cease their countdown for initiating thermonuclear war.

Re:Cheater.

[Anonymous Coward]

No. It always plays rock. And if you pick paper, it punches a hole in your hand.

Re:Cheater.

[Smidge204]

33% of the time, it works every time!

=Smidge=

Re:Cheater.

[Waldeinburg]

Which of the following is most likely to be on hand:

• 1. A coin
• 2. A book
• 3. A hand

(The answer is of course: 4. A smartphone with a head-or-tails app.)

Re:Welcome!

[Anonymous Coward]

Can it win 25-way Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun, Dynamite, Nuke, Lightning, Devil, Dragon, Alien, Water, Bowl, Air, Moon, Sponge, Wolf, Cockroach, Tree, Man, Woman, Monkey, Snake, Axe, Fire, Sun?
http://www.umop.com/images/rps25_outcomes.jpg [umop.com]

Re:Welcome!

[jbwolfe]

Yes, but not yet. However since you have changed the specifications, there will be an additional cost and stated delivery date per the contract will necessarily change as well. Is this what they call feature bloat? Maybe it will become vaporware.