NYLIBUD Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Saw this weird contraption in a supermarket yesterday..I mean are you kidding me,or what?I believe it’s main function is,If a call over the loud speaker says clean up in aisle 2,this stupid robot thing goes over to the spill,and I think it either cleans it,or it waits for an employee to come and clean it.But either way,it’s stupid and weird.Oh and I think it sweeps and polishes the floor all day and night...They even put eyes and a big smiley face on it.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 You can’t see the eyes and big smiley face in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said: Saw this weird contraption in a supermarket yesterday..I mean are you kidding me,or what?I believe it’s main function is,If a call over the loud speaker says clean up in aisle 2,this stupid robot thing goes over to the spill,and I think it either cleans it,or it waits for an employee to come and clean it.But either way,it’s stupid and weird.Oh and I think it sweeps and polishes the floor all day and night...They even put eyes and a big smiley face on it.? Stop and Shop / Giant Supermarket chain... we have them too. My high tech client on the west coast has these R2D2 guys screaming around the buildings, something to do with artificial reality, you have to watch where you step! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Sorry, but that's just creepy! Parents are going to have to leave their kids at home or they'll have nightmares! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 We can thank Fallers for this kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said: ...Parents are going to have to leave their kids at home or they'll have nightmares! Yup. Ahem...I started to post a bunch of pix of folks photographed in Walmart who are a lot scarier than a robot, but figgerin' that came too close to "abusive" behavior again, I'll just let y'all search for yourselves. Personally, I vastly prefer robots to most humans. Edited September 3, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 And then....there's this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snake45 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 hours ago, NYLIBUD said: Saw this weird contraption in a supermarket yesterday..I mean are you kidding me,or what?I believe it’s main function is,If a call over the loud speaker says clean up in aisle 2,this stupid robot thing goes over to the spill,and I think it either cleans it,or it waits for an employee to come and clean it.But either way,it’s stupid and weird.Oh and I think it sweeps and polishes the floor all day and night...They even put eyes and a big smiley face on it.? I'd be tempted to "accidentally" fall into that thing and see if I could knock it over. Or at least knock it into an expensive display of some sort. And then give my best Bluto-on-the-stairwell "Sorry...." look. Or maybe, better yet, claim it attacked me first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Snake45 said: I'd be tempted to "accidentally" fall into that thing and see if I could knock it over. Or at least knock it into an expensive display of some sort... Might wanna think twice about that... Edited September 3, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I worked in the paint department at a local auto factory back in the 80's. We were installing paint robots in the booth that sprayed the bodies of pickup trucks. The computer geniuses were setting the spray patterns by hand, then logging them into the memory for each robot. Then, a scrap truck body was sent down the line to test the robots. All of them did their jobs, except one....when the truck got in front of it....POW!!!....the robot struck out like a rattlesnake and punched a hole in the door panel!! The techs tried to reboot it numerous times, with the same results. Us pipefitters named that robot "Renegade". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 5 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Sorry, but that's just creepy! Parents are going to have to leave their kids at home or they'll have nightmares! Steve Neah, remember that kids already live in a virtual reality world full of electronic gadgets and AI (and with their noses in their smart-devices). They'll think that seeing robots is quite normal. It is the old fogies like us who will have nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismarck Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Most kids would probably hop on it and ride it around the store. Probably some alleged adults too. Edited September 3, 2019 by bismarck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 My pool robot, Polaris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: My pool robot, Polaris! No,but you see your pool robot cleaner is a good idea.The supermarket robot is just plain weird.I actually also wanted to knock it over.It probably has a camera in it looking out for shoplifters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 55 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said: No,but you see your pool robot cleaner is a good idea.The supermarket robot is just plain weird.I actually also wanted to knock it over.It probably has a camera in it looking out for shoplifters. That same camera would take a picture of you beating it up, too!! LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 43 minutes ago, Bucky said: That same camera would take a picture of you beating it up, too!! LoL This is true...I wonder how much these stupid things cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, NYLIBUD said: No,but you see your pool robot cleaner is a good idea.The supermarket robot is just plain weird.I actually also wanted to knock it over.It probably has a camera in it looking out for shoplifters. Yea, the robot would testify at your trial by playing back it's video of you knocking it over! Edited September 3, 2019 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 You don't knock it over. You FALL into it and make it look like the robot's fault. The older you are, the easier it is to get away with it. I have a feeling that most of us here could pull it off handily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 59 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said: This is true...I wonder how much these stupid things cost. But it doesn't call in sick at the last minute, isn't on break, and doesn't demand a wage that's out of line with its skill set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 hours ago, NYLIBUD said: ...I wonder how much these stupid things cost. I'd wager that as far as "stupid" goes, the average Walmart shopper has the robot beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Mark said: But it doesn't call in sick at the last minute, isn't on break, and doesn't demand a wage that's out of line with its skill set... ...or stand around with it's head up it's social-media apps all day, every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnU Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 26 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: ...or stand around with it's head up it's social-media apps all day, every day. Or require medical insurance, maternity leave, a pension, special work requirements, a safe place because of any kind of harassment.... get the picture?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 2 hours ago, JohnU said: Or require medical insurance, maternity leave, a pension, special work requirements, a safe place because of any kind of harassment.... get the picture?! Yes, but it is very shortsighted (by those greedy executives replacing humans with robots). If we make humans obsolete, nobody will be buying the products those robots manufacture. Plus, who will fix them if they break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, peteski said: Plus, who will fix them if they break. Or get "accidentally" knocked over by clumsy Old People. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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