FREE newsletter is packed with the best (and weirdest) stories from around the worldAn autonomous robot scientist that can carry out tasks in days that would take humans years has been created.The machine can work for more than 21 hours a day without needing to recharge.It can also carry out experiments in darkness, using its arm to conduct the same tests that humans do.But while it can do tasks a far greater speeds, its creators do not believe human scientists have anything to worry about.Professor Andrew Cooper, author of a paper describing the AI achievement, told Newsweek: "It's not meant to replace researchers, in the sense that it is doing different things."Also, it's important to stress that you still need the human scientists.
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