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Old 10-01-2016, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Concord NC
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I don't this would work in Philadelphia; that is where that poor hitchhiking-robot got killed last year trying to get from Boston to California.
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Old 10-01-2016, 10:33 AM
 
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My chilling thought for the day was this....could they be hacked??

Instead of groceries--Bomb inside? Rapist inside? Poisoned food inside?

Not for me!

At what point did you realize how none of these would/could ever happen, and still decide to post that up?

Are you going to order a rapist?
"Can I get a large pizza with, pepperoni, sausage, extra cheese, and some extra rat poison on half.

In what bunker have you been hiding for 50 years that somebody couldn't just knock on your door that this is your concern?

Wouldn't it make sense, that they would have sensors to determine if its been pried open?
P.S. They won't be bringing babies home from the hospital so parent don't have to hear 'em crying. (there won't ever be people inside).


I think these are cool, but they are not better than drones for simply because of the security they have and how slow they are; these will have a big market, but if drone regulations ever change (removing the line of sight clause,) these things will be worthless over night.

I can see the U.S. being the "problem area" with these things getting vandalized, and broken into. I'm sure some idiot will try to steal one and sell it on ebay or craigslist not knowing its probably got cameras and a gps in it.
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Old 10-01-2016, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Will the robots have to join the SEIU?
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Old 10-01-2016, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Type 0.73 Kardashev
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My chilling thought for the day was this....could they be hacked??

Instead of groceries--Bomb inside? Rapist inside? Poisoned food inside?

Not for me!
Uh... you know that robotics are everywhere... right?

You've heard of autopilot? When it's engaged, the aircraft is a robot. Robots build cars and do surgery. Robot forklights zip around warehouses moving around pallets - and when they run low, they plug themselves in to be recharged.

When was the last time an auto-piloted aircraft was 'hacked'? When was the last time an automated forklift attacked someone, or a rapist hid inside a robot surgeon?
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Old 10-01-2016, 08:27 PM
 
Location: East of the Appaichans
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The union may more likely be the UFCW and I wonder if the robots could rotate stock in the stores...
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