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tresjolie9 ([personal profile] tresjolie9) wrote2007-07-27 06:33 pm

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Okay, I think I've been watching too much sci fi, when this story frightens me a tiny bit.





Reborg-Q Security Robot
Where you can find it: Japan

What it does: This security system debuted last year at the AquaCity shopping mall. It's programmed to patrol a set course through a mall. Alternatively, it can be control remotely from afar. The robot knows how to enter an elevator. If there's a fire, it can use a fire extinguisher; if customers want to know the time or the weather, it can tell them; if a lost child has been found, the robot can display that information on a screen located on its chest.



Yes, it does look cute, but why does the idea of this thing following me into elevators frighten me? Yes, [livejournal.com profile] mystril, it looks cute and cuddly, but what happens when something goes wrong? What happens when it discovers a sense of self awareness, and decides that it is a slave to humankind? I don't want this thing chasing me into elevators, when I try to escape, then sending a signal to all of it's robot buddies throughout the now closed mall.