Friday, May 7, 2010

Robots in the house: Kindly or killers?!?!

The BBC is warning of killer robots in our houses which might be just trying to help and then everything goes black, your worship.
Also they note that after a special system is turned on the robots became sub lethal in their helping.
1) read books by an certain Dr Asimov to see how to get robots into the house
2) maybe if you didn't try to jump on the robots bones alla the time it wouldn't try to kill you
3)they will just learn to turn off the "Mustn't kill the masters" programme.
All in all, it will be like having a slightly stronger Mrs. Cat around with the added point that it might be helpful occasionally, just before it cuts your arm off.

8 comments:

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

All in all, it will be like having a slightly stronger Mrs. Cat around with the added point that it might be helpful occasionally, just before it cuts your arm off.

And here's where you made your biggest mistake, A.K.

Mrs. Cat and the robot form a team.

WV: pastersh - Keep quiet about all that paste you're eating.
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Smut Clyde said...

The tests involved a robot arm weighing 14kg and a 1.1m reach that was equipped with a variety of bladed household tools including a steak knife, kitchen knife, scissors and screwdriver.

The robot arm was programmed to use the bladed tools to stab and cut a silicone lump, a leg from a dead pig and the arm of a human volunteer.


Clearly someone is working already on the next iteration of the Friday 13th franchise.

mikey said...

Meh. How is it different from a UAV with a Hellfire missile?

Except, y'know, it's hard to find the humorous aspect to shredding rural folk in the name of American Domestic Politics...

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

Roomba barada nikto!

Substance McGravitas said...

Caveat emptor! When you're buying a robot you intend to have stab you non-mortally you must buy from a reputable dealer.

Another Kiwi said...

Thankyou thunder, the fambily found it most amusing except for Mrs. Cat who said it was "Stupid" and "Too slow"

fish said...

Now shelving plans for robot mohel.

Smut Clyde said...

Memo to self: Do not look on fish's shelves.