Ex Machina
Adam came up with a theory about the genes in a type of yeast, devised experiments to test that theory, ran the experiments (more than once) and interpreted the results. Turns out Adam was correct in his hypothesis. Pretty good, considering Adam is a robot.
Robot Scientist Becomes First Machine To Discover New Scientific Knowledge
ScienceDaily (2009-04-03) -- Researchers in the UK have created a 'robot scientist' which they believe is the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge. The robot, called Adam, is a computer system that fully automates the scientific process.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143451.htm
How cool is that?
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