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- inactive, on 04/17/2008, -2/+35A ROBOT WHICH CAN PRESS BUTTONS...HOLY ***** *****
- zephc, on 04/17/2008, -0/+26Why dont they just embed a cell phone (even with 911-only capability) into the robot? Holding a telephone is for we meatbags who can't yet have embedded communications devices inside us.
- Chompy, on 04/17/2008, -0/+16Old Lady: "uBot-5, I've fallen and I can't get up!"
uBot-5: "This unit does not care, meatbag." - holmenb, on 04/17/2008, -1/+14Why in the world do we want a robot to physically dial 9-1-1 on a phone instead of just using an internal modem? This is NOT a feature.
- stevetrojanman, on 04/17/2008, -0/+11But what do you do when it attacks...
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/play. ... - OneBagel, on 04/17/2008, -1/+11aw cute picture
- thecerrashow, on 04/17/2008, -3/+12Thank god someone updated, "I've fallen and I can't get up."
- badqat, on 04/17/2008, -0/+9You've fallen, and I won't digg you up.
- Chompy, on 04/17/2008, -0/+8While it can "figure out if someone has fallen", can it also determine that they can't get up?
- HawkeyeMatt, on 04/17/2008, -0/+8I've fallen and I can't get up!™
- Torpov, on 04/17/2008, -0/+6I can't wait for the day that robots can use this ability to make prank calls.
- bbqsalad, on 04/17/2008, -2/+7Yes but can it wipe my ass?
- badqat, on 04/17/2008, -0/+5So, we'll have killer robots to harm us, and helpful robots to call 911 after the killer robots have their way with us.
Sweet... - Chompy, on 04/17/2008, -0/+5"911 Emergency."
"Yes, this unit's meatbag is experiencing a heart malfunction. This unit calculates that there is a 97.623% probability that this malfunction bears a direct causal relationship with the meatbag's sendentary lifestyle and general status of worthlessness. Tell the emergency meatbags that there is no rush." - ayeroxor, on 04/17/2008, -0/+5Why don't they just interface the robot with a wireless unit that can call 911 with a modem and, using synth voices, explain what is wrong?
- surKaz, on 04/17/2008, -0/+4Some of them actually need them.... disabled people etc..
But then there are others...... - isaactwito, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3I'm sure a robot of this level charges itself. Especially if it's designed for old people.
- lex0nyc, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3"Help, I've blue screened and I can't reboot!"
- surKaz, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3No amount of machinery can stop people from growing lazy, sitting, and getting fat....
It's like a challenge.... - naugrim, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3Is it me, or does this picture from the article disturb anyone else?
http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedis ... - Twinnie, on 04/17/2008, -0/+3I come home pissed and fall asleep on the floor of the living room all the time. It's bad enough when my housemates find me, don't need the police kicking the door in twice a week as well.
- kamikaze87, on 04/17/2008, -3/+5ALL. SENIOR. CITIZENS. SHOULD. HAVE. LIFE-ALERT.
- xjonnyx134, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2"Help, Dial 911!"
"User access request denied." - PathDaemon, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2Me: [falls] AAAHHHHHH!!
Robot: I'M ON MY WAY
Me: Thanks, robot. I'm fine btw.
Robot: ADMINISTERING DEFIBRILLATOR
Me: No, I'm seriously f— [dies] - kamikaze87, on 04/17/2008, -1/+3Aw c'mon...Not feeling the caps?
- talonstriker, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2It doesn't deal with Hazmat....so no.
- inactive, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2It's called an emergency alert bracelet. It costs 30$ and all you need to is press a button and the cops show up.
Nice robot. - stevetrojanman, on 04/17/2008, -1/+3Do they still send the ambulances from 1985?
- mintcoffee, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2I came here looking for that exact comment
- number01, on 04/17/2008, -1/+3Old Man/Woman: Help I've fallen and I can't get up. I FORGOT TO CHARGE THE ROBOT!
Robot: Robot is here
.... battery dies
Old Man/Woman dies - johnso68, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2It doesn't take a robot to do that. It takes those stupid scooters that you see people riding in at the grocery store because they are too lazy to actually walk around while they get their artery clogging foods.
- Coolmatt49, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2Only if the robot can manage to produce 1.21 Gigawatts of electricity.
- nekochan, on 04/17/2008, -0/+2HUMAN. IS PROCESS 9320 PRESENT? NO? PROCESS 9320 IS NEEDED FOR GARBAGE COLLECT ON LOOPS. HA. *click*
- brianara3, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1Is that PeeWee on the video screen?
- bbqsalad, on 04/22/2008, -0/+1Sir, I poop gold.
- zephc, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1That's easy, lock up your medicine, which it eats as robot fuel. Of course, if you do that, it may just escalate into conflict over energy, and we'll all eventually be embedded in giant robot-controlled energy farms which use humans as batteries.
- kryptonite514, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Does anyone else see a much simpler solution here? If we can make AI that will use cameras to detect fallen seniors, and we can make modems....so why bother with all the bits in between? Why a robot?
- Metasquares, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1"I am the pusher robot. I push the blind people around."
"I am the shover robot. I shove bread down their throats."
"We are the space robots. We are here to protect you. We are here to protect you from the terrible secret of space."
"DO YOU HAVE STAIRS IN YOUR HOUSE?" - Dantehman17, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1911 Operator: "911, what is your emergency?"
Robot: "Bee-boo-deep-boop-deep-bop"
911 Operator: "Beep-boop-deep-bop?"
Robot: "Beep." - Dokument, on 04/17/2008, -3/+4and will it blend? or better yet, can it blend?
- sfrench, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1"dialing 9-1-1....figure out if someone has fallen."
Looks like Medic Alert is going to be out of business soon - techweenie1, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1What about *-9-9-9 (Illinois) 9-9-9 (UK) and 1-1-2 (Europe and International GSM)?
- antdude, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1YouTube video as a reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kxBfrXp7mQ
- alukima, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Now I can start threatening to send my parents to a retirement home run by robots.
- ArmedandDWI, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Second request, present hall pass.
- CrackyJSquirrel, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Yes, true. But robot wont look at me funny when I wack off to old tom and jerry cartoons..
- nekochan, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1either way, it will definitely protect grandma.
- Myztry, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1Don't be so sure. There's a good chance they'd be wirelessly connected and there'd be surveillance in the name of National Security...
(Oh. And I hate it when the dog or cat walks in on me. They're not people but they still watch....) - USCooper, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1This way, after it knocks you down and rams a stethoscope up your ass, it can be considerate enough to phone for help.
- j3ff86, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1"Help, Dial 911!"
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave." -
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