"Danger, Will Robinson!" Ah, the slow, stately (fictional) robots of my youth.
Well, if you think Walt Frazier had quick hands (newer humans can fit in their own reference frame), take a look at this compilation of robot hands that are ready to kick your ass at any hand-to-eye sport you can name.
(Fast robotic hands video)
Now that you are amazed, take a look at this fact-filled video from the same group.
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Gaia - Why Stop With Just The Earth?
'But the stars are only atoms in larger space, and in that larger space the star-atoms could combine to form living matter, thinking matter, couldn't they?'
Microsoft VASA-1 Creates Personal Video From A Photo
'...to build up a video picture would require, say, ten million decisions every second. Mike, you're so fast I can't even think about it. But you aren't that fast.'