content: Its not so much that the experiment shows self awareness.  Obviously the robots are not self aware.  Its more the fact that it can be programmed to pass the self awareness test.    Think of it similar to a Turing test.  Passing the Turing test doesn't mean we've achieved true artificial intelligence.  Instead the turing test stipulates that a human would be able to have a conversation with an AI, and be unable to tell it wasn't a human.    To me, its just utterly facinating, but maybe I'm easily amused :P