First execution of a human by a robot? Well, kinda…
::proof sent by SonofNero::
SonofNero sent in a link to a story that happened in Australia in 2008, so it's a little old, but still an interesting topic.
It is interesting because it involves a robot actually killing someone. That's right, a robot murdered a human in cold blood. Why didn't this get more press? Mainly because the murderbot was being controlled by a man. Francis Tovey of Canberra, Australia had built the robot in response to his family members constantly demanding that he move into an assisted care home. All of their requests made Tovay suicial, so he went to his computer looking for answers.
...Tovey scoured the Internet for information on making a robot capable for firing a semi-automatic gun pointed at his head.
::follow-up:: The elderly will become the first logical target in a robot takeover
Hopefully you've already read the original post. More information has been found, and it really proves that personal robot helpers at home an in hospitals is a poor choice.
“For the first time, robots are safe enough and inexpensive enough to do meaningful work in a residential environment,” said Rod Grupen, a computer scientist at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst.
Robots really aren't safe, they just aren't sophisticated enough to cause trouble yet. Having these early generation robots accepted by the public means that more advanced robots will be well received. Those are the robots we need to worry about.
The elderly will become the first logical target in a robot takeover
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a 3 year, nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to research communication between robots and the elderly and to eventually write software to allow robots to help healthy but immobile seniors.
On the surface this seems like a great plan; robots will be able to make the lives of those they are helping much better, while relieving family members of care duties. Ultimately, this will lead to complete integration of the robot helpers with the lives of the elderly.
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