Science and religion don’t mix, right? Wrong. Or at least
Israel’s College of Management and Academic Studies Robotic
Research Institute doesn’t think so. Students at the college
have been working on robots which can carry out a Jewish
Passover ceremony from start to finish, even mechanically
breaking off bits of Matza for fellow robot guests at the table.
Seder, the Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of
Passover, requires that each attendee drink no less than four
cups of wine, which is not a problem, as the robots appear to be
able to pour flawlessly, and with the added benefit of retaining
sobriety throughout. Bitter herbs? The robot seems to have no
trouble dolloping it onto various plates. Eat your heart out
Pharoah. Now, you see, if only the robots had been able to build
the pyramids instead of Jewish slaves, or better yet, use SatNav
capabilities to guide the Jews through the desert to the Holy
Land afterwards, then none of us would have to suffer our way
through a whole week of unleavened br