Appears we're approaching the initial phases of the iRobot era, hope Wil Smith isnt right...
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Security Robot Meets Untimely Demise After Drowning On The Job
By Nancy Coleman
WASHINGTON (CNN) — It was one small step for security technology, but one giant leap in the wrong direction for robotkind.
A security robot in Washington, D.C. — lovingly named Steve — plunged down four steps into a fountain Monday.
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Photos show the sad, waterlogged robot cop partially submerged in defeat. It’s unclear if any foul play was involved or if Steve simply rolled down a dark path on his own.
Steve had just started patrolling the Washington Harbour, a riverside complex in Georgetown with restaurants and offices, last week. The Washington Harbour and its real estate developer, MRP Realty, introduced the robot on Facebook on July 12.
The post touts Steve’s “extensive catalogue of security capabilities,” which apparently does not include any underwater crime-fighting.
Steve was still getting used to the streets he was programmed to protect. He was “mapping out the grounds” to theoretically prevent this kind of accident.
July 19, 2017, 03:26 PM
rusbro
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Originally posted by HRK: Steve was still getting used to the streets he was programmed to protect. He was “mapping out the grounds” to theoretically prevent this kind of accident.
This made me laff.
July 19, 2017, 03:29 PM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by HRK: A security robot in Washington, D.C. — lovingly named Steve — plunged down four steps into a fountain Monday.
The Washington Harbour and its real estate developer, MRP Realty, introduced the robot on Facebook on July 12.
Made it a whole 5 days before suffering a catastrophic failure?
I'm thinking it needs a lot more R&D time.
July 19, 2017, 03:36 PM
Voshterkoff
This big push in robotics is three decades too early. Everyone is horny for self driving cars and everything being automated, but then things go sideways because of sun glare, a sandbag, a set of stairs. This is a case where being first to market only exposes you to failures, leaving someone to capitalize with a second take (like apple does).
July 19, 2017, 03:59 PM
Fenris
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Originally posted by Voshterkoff: (like apple does).
Yep
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July 19, 2017, 04:04 PM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by rusbro:
quote:
Originally posted by HRK: Steve was still getting used to the streets he was programmed to protect. He was “mapping out the grounds” to theoretically prevent this kind of accident.
This made me laff.
Little bastard moved past the theoretical, into the actual and, alas, ultimately, the consequential.
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July 19, 2017, 04:27 PM
guardianangel762
The humans drive to live is why we do well in environments robots lack this.
There is a robot at one of the local hospitals they use to deliver medications. One bump and it is left flashing lights and repeating over and over..."I have been disrupted" We need a good decade of development before we let these things move around among us. Imagine that robot hitting a person on its way down those stairs.
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July 19, 2017, 04:35 PM
ArtieS
You just know that somewhere there is security video of that penis shaped robocop pitching down the stairs into the fountain. When that leaks, and it just HAS to leak, the memeing will be epic.
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July 19, 2017, 04:50 PM
Deqlyn
Just wait until our future robot overlords hear about this. It will be the short heard around the world for the coming man vs robot war
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July 19, 2017, 05:20 PM
ryan81986
Jesus, even the Roomba can detect when it's next to stairs.
July 19, 2017, 05:35 PM
Voshterkoff
Nobody thought that it would be easier to have a quadcopter drone fly a route and report thermal signatures where they don't belong? There are far fewer things to run into in the air.
July 19, 2017, 05:48 PM
indigoss
I guess they waived the swim test . I would laugh my ass off watching a robot roll into a crowd of protestors thumping ass with a baton.
July 19, 2017, 06:04 PM
C-Dubs
We-e-e-ell...
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July 19, 2017, 06:09 PM
ZSMICHAEL
July 19, 2017, 06:50 PM
sjtill
Extermina---glub glub glub
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July 19, 2017, 06:54 PM
parabellum
You'd think they would have programmed the thing to hold its breath.
