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To: Mariner

Wasn’t there an old book (maybe “I Robot” by Asimov) that had the first rule for Robots is to not harm any humans? That seemed smart - but that will be the first to get tossed.

I saw some youtube video of a robot with a pistol. The human was knocking it over, hitting it with a 2x4 and that thing would be wobbling and still hit the target.

A few times though it had REALLY bad muzzle control. The guy would hit it and the robot would spin around swinging the pistol right through the guy.


8 posted on 11/18/2019 5:16:39 PM PST by 21twelve (!)
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To: 21twelve

That was phony.


14 posted on 11/18/2019 5:18:36 PM PST by HighSierra5
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To: 21twelve

It was a fake. There is a video out on YouTube showing just how it was created to look as realistic as it was.


22 posted on 11/18/2019 5:29:58 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy Mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: 21twelve
I saw some youtube video of a robot with a pistol. The human was knocking it over, hitting it with a 2x4 and that thing would be wobbling and still hit the target.

Don't base your opinions of robot technology on promotional videos made by clever special effects companies. That particular video was filmed with actors, and then their images were replaced with computer generated robot models.

You can watch how it was made here .

46 posted on 11/18/2019 6:21:08 PM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: 21twelve

It’s my understanding that video was fake.

https://youtu.be/zIdqiwHsuI8


47 posted on 11/18/2019 6:21:38 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
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To: 21twelve

Isaac Asimov’s “Three Laws of Robotics”

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.


78 posted on 11/19/2019 3:59:53 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: 21twelve
I saw some youtube video of a robot with a pistol. The human was knocking it over, hitting it with a 2x4 and that thing would be wobbling and still hit the target.

You do know that video was studio produced using CGI (special effects), right?

No one has robots that good. Yet.

82 posted on 11/19/2019 6:32:07 AM PST by Windflier (Torches and pitchforks ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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