6 Ways You Know the Robots Are Revolting

[DrLeftover]

Every few weeks, it seems, a new story hits the headlines about the latest breakthrough in the field of robotics. Innovations are happening all the time, of course. The term "robotics" encompasses a global system of technology, industry and research. But certain kinds of robot stories break through into popular culture with alarming regularity.

Taken together, these stories can provoke a certain unease. Read enough of them in a row, and the question presents itself: Are we watching the robot revolution take place before our very eyes? Will our future robot overlords look back, 100 years from now, and regard these moments with digital fondness as they populate their own history books? (Or databases or holo-archives or whatever they have in store?)

Forthwith, a look at recent developments in robotics that could well prove historical, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/6-ways-you-know-the-robots-are-revolting-130416.htm

 

[The Dragon Master]

I knew it! ¬_¬ We're not safe!

 

[DrLeftover]

NORMAN: We cannot allow any race as greedy and corruptible as yours to have free run of the galaxy.
SPOCK: I'm curious, Norman. Just how do you intend to stop them?
NORMAN: We shall serve them. Their kind will be eager to accept our service. Soon they will become completely dependent upon us.
ALICE 99: Their aggressive and acquisitive instincts will be under our control.
NORMAN: We shall take care of them.
SPOCK: Eminently practical.
KIRK: The whole galaxy controlled by your kind?
NORMAN: Yes, Captain. And we shall serve them and you will be happy, and controlled.

Star Trek (original series), episode "I, Mudd", written by Kandel and Gerrold, 1967

 

[Evil Eye]

That's a pretty effective way indeed.

I knew it! ¬_¬ We're not safe!

Hmm, well, for now we are.
http://what-if.xkcd.com/5/