Robot Handcuffed and Arrested At Moscow Rally (abc.net.au) 46
Russian police have arrested a robot. Long-time Slashdot reader ferret4 quotes ABC News: A robot has been detained by police at a political rally in Moscow, with authorities attempting to handcuff the machine. Police have not confirmed why they detained the machine named Promobot, but local media was reporting the company behind the robot said police were called because it was 'recording voters' opinions on [a] variety of topics for further processing and analysis by the candidate's team'."
Interestingly, an earlier model of the same robot escaped its research lab in June, traveling 150 feet before its batteries died -- and despite being reprogrammed twice, continued to move towards the exits.
Interestingly, an earlier model of the same robot escaped its research lab in June, traveling 150 feet before its batteries died -- and despite being reprogrammed twice, continued to move towards the exits.
They should have been careful while subdueing him (Score:5, Funny)
He might have suddenly reached out and snatched one of their guns.
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and then the cops can just wait it out till the batterys die
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Fortunately the robot is white.
Best public relations ever (Score:5, Insightful)
This robot has been in the worldwide news three times already. Whoever is planning the press campaign is doing a great job.
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This robot has been in the worldwide news three times already. Whoever is planning the press campaign is doing a great job.
Must be setting it up to be a reality star then, now complete with permenent record.
Re:Best public relations ever (Score:4, Insightful)
This robot has been in the worldwide news three times already. Whoever is planning the press campaign is doing a great job.
I agree. This feels fake
Re: Best public relations ever (Score:1)
Yes, they bribed the police to arrest it.
Same Robot that runs away ? (Score:5, Informative)
the law (Score:1)
Guilty until reprogrammed innocent
They're doing it wrong (Score:1, Offtopic)
Don't need to use handcuffs, just install Windows 10 on it.
AI (Score:1)
That's when the future of the world hangs in balance - is the AI annoyed at being arrested, or OK with "keeping the peace"?
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Hand it to them (Score:4, Funny)
In robot voice: Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty apes!
Hmm wrong date... (Score:2)
Shouldn't this be saved for April 1?
Seriously - I DNRTFA, but just the summary/headline sounds completely phony.
My skeptisense is tingling.
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Which version...the Asimov, the Eando Binder, or the Movie?
Promobot (Score:2)
The reason the robot got arrested was because of it's name.
Russian police misread the name "Promobot" as "Pornobot" - Russia is currently enacting a war on nudity. Last week it was banning youporn; this week it is banning Pornobot.
I see what you did there (Score:2)
It Begins... (Score:1)