Be Afraid of the Robots

Robots Taking Record Number of Human Uteri

The Atlantic recently posted an article that began,

"Robotically assisted hysterectomy became 19 times more common in the U.S. over a period of just four years. Is that good?"

Firstly, no, this is NOT good. Secondly, what the hell?!? 

I may only act like I have a vagina, but I would not want a damn dirty robot going anywhere near my nether regions. Let alone giving me an ectomy of any sort.

Are our doctors all so hopped up on oxycontin that they can't perform surgery anymore? Have robots cut off every doctors' hands? 

Nothing good can come of this. And by the way, what the heck do they do with all that discarded uteri?!

Robots 1. Humans O.

Meanwhile, in Non-Robot News ... Come Watch Tomhira at Slim's in San Francisco!

Super-cool band Tomhira plays at Slim's tomorrow in San Francisco. Come watch them and Red Baraat for an awesome way to start your weekend.

I'm Still Alive!

For the Sad and Lonely?

I'm not often speechless, but this is cray-cray.

Meet the Blob

For All the Lonely People Out There

Saw this post on myserendipities this morning. It's from 33rd Square. Isn't this the premise of every robots-go-mad movie? I'm thinking of Surrogates with Bruce Willis, I, Robot with Will Smith, or even A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg.

A proposal is being put forward by the Robot Companions for Citizens (CA-RoboCom) consortium has the aim of giving a robot to every citizen in the European Union (EU).

Killer Robots Are No Laughing Matter

Meanwhile, Back in Russia...

URL: http://depts.washington.edu/hints/video1b.shtml

This is a really interesting experiment and the video is worth watching, even if it's just to watch the dumbass guy argue with a robot. 

These video clips are from a study we conducted on whether people hold a humanoid robot morally accountable for a harm it causes. In the first video clip presented here, Robovie and a participant play a visual scavenger hunt. The participant has chosen a list of items to find in the lab, and is promised a $20 prize if he can identify at least seven items in 2 minutes. Robovie is in charge of keeping score and making the final decision as to whether or not the participant wins. Although the game is easy enough that all participants win, Robovie nonetheless announces that the participant identified only five items and thus did not win the prize.