mike 51 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Volkswagen: Technician Killed by Robot at Production Plant in Germany The man was part of a team assembling the robot when it grabbed and crushed him, a Volkswagen spokesman said. uh oh..... Edited July 2, 2015 by mike 51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 No, human error began quite some time ago. Skynet is just a James Cameron fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemified71 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Was the robot's name, Chappie?? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I work in a factory, and just a few days ago a few coworkers and I were discussing the idea of how improbable a "machine takeover" would be, if the average machine in the world is anything like a machine in our shop. If working around computerized machines and robots has taught me one thing, it is that we should not be fearful of a machine uprising. One wrong line of code, one glitch in the system can spell the difference between a menacing T800 Terminator stalking Sara Connor and a hilarious T800 Terminator standing in the middle of the street with a pair of sweatpants over its head screaming "Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........COOKIES!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I'm sorry that someone died, but a bad part of me is thinking Domo Arigato Mr Roboto and laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake69 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I told you I'll be back..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I just have to ask..... Was the worker named "Dave"? Or the Robot, "Hal"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 If you ever get the chance, read Isaac Asimov's book I, Robot. As a basis for all the various tangents the book takes, he establishes the manufacturer-created concept of "universal laws for robots", as many people in the early part of the story were wary of having these quasi-sentient creatures around even with such assurances. (IIRC, Law #1 is No robot shall injure a human). During the course of the book, robots continue to progress in complexity and people gradually come to be less afraid of them, to the extent of having them as part of their households, while some industries (space mining) could not exist without them. I know it sounds snobbish to say "It's way better than the movie", but it just is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) The victims name is Sarah O'Conner! Edited July 3, 2015 by James2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 If you ever get the chance, read Isaac Asimov's book I, Robot. As a basis for all the various tangents the book takes, he establishes the manufacturer-created concept of "universal laws for robots", as many people in the early part of the story were wary of having these quasi-sentient creatures around even with such assurances. (IIRC, Law #1 is No robot shall injure a human). During the course of the book, robots continue to progress in complexity and people gradually come to be less afraid of them, to the extent of having them as part of their households, while some industries (space mining) could not exist without them. I know it sounds snobbish to say "It's way better than the movie", but it just is. I was thinking of that too. I read it a long time ago. There was an episode of 'The Outer Limits' based on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I've read many of Asimov's books. I remember how awful I though the Will Smith movie was, compared to the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I was thinking of that too. I read it a long time ago. There was an episode of 'The Outer Limits' based on that. Yep, then the new Outer Limits filmed it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbash1 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 " I can't let you do that Dave "... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 By the way, this is not first time someone has been killed by a robot. In fact, if you do a little research you'll find that this is really nothing new. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 would "clown" terminators be scarier than infiltrator terminators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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