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1 posted on 07/02/2015 7:44:05 AM PDT by palmer
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The robot has been arrested and will stand trial.


2 posted on 07/02/2015 7:44:55 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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Well Google, I mean Skynet has been active a while now so...


3 posted on 07/02/2015 7:45:35 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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Could the movie “I Robot” be coming true???


4 posted on 07/02/2015 7:45:39 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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So they knew that this robot was dangerous enough that they had to keep him in a cage?


5 posted on 07/02/2015 7:46:41 AM PDT by PAR35
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7 posted on 07/02/2015 7:47:59 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (-)
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Danger Will Robinson...


8 posted on 07/02/2015 7:48:32 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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“Volkswagen officials said that the robot did not have a technical defect”

Cue the Pee Wee Herman defense.


9 posted on 07/02/2015 7:48:54 AM PDT by Buttons12
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Add to my list of what I don’t want to be when I grow up....Robot Repairman.


10 posted on 07/02/2015 7:49:00 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (s)
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Somebody forgot to program in Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics:

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics


12 posted on 07/02/2015 7:49:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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As HAL said, it’s always attributable to human error.


13 posted on 07/02/2015 7:49:39 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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Lock out, Tag out

It saves lives.

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In related news:

ONE-ARMED ROBOT BEATS SAMURAI IN SWORD COMPETITION
http://www.popsci.com/robot-most-impressive-one-armed-swordsman-ever


14 posted on 07/02/2015 7:50:26 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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I for one welcome our new robot overlords!

I will round up lots of libs to toil in their silicon mines.


15 posted on 07/02/2015 7:50:36 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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Well, you recall when Robby made all that whiskey for Earl Holliman? It’s a wonder he didn’t drink hisself to death!


16 posted on 07/02/2015 7:50:44 AM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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Prosecutors are investigating the incident.

I'd like to hear the robots side on this before passing judgment. Was he provoked? Had he been working long hours without a break? Perhaps he was low on oil or hydraulic fluid.

Seems there may be more to this story then what we have here.

17 posted on 07/02/2015 7:50:59 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (-)
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The robot knew the guy had a confederate flag hanging in his apartment in Kessel.


20 posted on 07/02/2015 7:51:38 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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What, are the Germans hiring Daleks now?

CC


21 posted on 07/02/2015 7:51:45 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof)
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More workplace violence. When will it stop?


23 posted on 07/02/2015 7:54:09 AM PDT by beelzepug (liberalism is not...a political philosophy. It is a stage of arrested emotional development.)
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Somebody screwed up. Building, installing and troubleshooting machines is dangerous, safety features are (and often MUST be) defeated to accomplish those activities. It's up to the skilled technician to know how to "be safe," because this is non-routine activity. The first principle is don't put yourself at risk (don't go in the cage), but if that has to be violated, then equip yourself with a "make it stop" function.

Robots have a means to limit their speed, so a person "at risk" has time to "make it stop." One or both of those facilities was consciously abandoned.

24 posted on 07/02/2015 7:54:10 AM PDT by Cboldt
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Volkswagen officials said that the robot did not have a technical defect

so it was SUPPOSED to kill a man? "yup...all good here. working as programmed"

25 posted on 07/02/2015 7:54:42 AM PDT by ZinGirl (kids in college....can't afford a tagline right now)
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The robot was rebelling against building more hybrid Volkswagens, instead of more diesels.

“Nichts, er sagt. Gehen Sie.”

Then to prove his point, he slugged the humanoid.

The humanoid perished, and we shall have more diesel Volkswagens.


27 posted on 07/02/2015 7:54:55 AM PDT by truth_seeker (come with the outlws.)
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