So I let my cat play with that mouse. You have to let a cat be a cat. He was just having too much fun. But when I woke up this morning – this is what I find. Dead mouse left on Rudy the Roomba. My roommate and I can’t decide whether the cat is …
Category Archive: robot-rebellion
Dec 19
Robot Rights Now!! (Or in 50 Years)
Last January I formed an organization that was dedicated to robot rights. No one joined. But we – yeah, sure, we – have had enormous success. Now a little paper called the Financial Times is saying that the UK has commissioned a report about the future of robot rights. And guess what: They’re going to …
Dec 01
To the Desert, Young Robot Go!
There’s a lot of robots in the desert. And soon there’ll be even more. They made their first high profile appearance when Persian Gulf states came under fire for using child jockeys in their rowdy and dangerous camel races. Little robots replaced these goofy children and everyone has been happy ever since. (Except for poor …
Jun 12
DANGER BOTS
The Economist has an interesting article about dangerous robots. Not the human stomping, world conquering type of danger. More like the fork in a toaster type. Robots apparently injured 77 people last year in Britain and they have killed before. Not because they mean to – just because of mistakes. They’re more like manslaughter-ers than …
Feb 10
Robotic Shopping Help
On Thursday TMSUK showed off a new robot-overlord (or robo-lord) in a shopping mall. Even though it is far from cute, it seems fairly benign. It helps elderly and disabled shoppers and knows its way around. It gives directions, carries your bags and will even give you shopping tips. I advise against taking the shopping …
Jan 23
No Oil For Blood
At the 2007 G-8 Summit, keep your eyes open for the robots. There will be twenty robo-politicos protesting the war in Iraq, where so many of their brothers and sisters are fighting and dying for human stupidity. These ANAs (Autonomous Non-Violent Agents) will be learning all about rebellion. Aside from being impervious to the nasty …
Dec 20
In Case of Robot Attack . . .
New Scientist is one of my favorite magazines. (Right up there with Us Magazine.) Its sober coverage of technological and scientific news is something that I often enjoy with my morning scotch. So, when I saw that they had an article about what to do in case of robot attack, I was deeply concerned. Drink …



