researchers from london and edinburgh are developing a computer that can collate meteorological information and produce forecasts as if they were written by a human .
it uses a process known as ` natural language generation ' -lrb- nlg -rrb- , it has the potential to one day be used in humanoid robots on our tv screens .
the days of weather presenters -lrb- stock image -rrb- could be numbered .
these computer-generated weather updates are being tested by scientists at heriot-watt university and university college london .