History Lesson – Anniversary of the First Human Death by Robot
This robot could be a killer
On January 25, 1979 Robert Williams, a Ford Motors employee, was killed by an industrial robot in the first documented case of a robot killing a human. A robot built to gather supplies from a storage room slammed its arm into Williams, killing him instantly. Although the situation seems nefarious, the unfortunate death of Mr. Williams was not caused by the robot suddenly turning Skynet on but rather due to a lack of safeguards in the storage facility.
By the way, you can buy your own industrial robots from an old Chrysler factory in Delaware if you feel like risking your life or if you want to create a makeshift thrill ride of death (below).
You can try this at home! (Please don't)
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Skynet Part II: Will these projects lead to a new Skynet?
Welcome to the future
Most everyone has some sort of knowledge about Skynet, the computer program that eventually led to the war between humans & machines in the Terminator movies and TV shows. The concept of a self aware and artificially intelligent computer network is quite terrifying, but it may soon become a staple in networks across the world. There are a couple projects being researched and developed that all hold a piece of the Skynet puzzle, not to mention an actual system named Skynet that is currently in operation. So while Skynet in the Terminator universe was merely fiction, reality is just as alarming. Of course these new systems are meant to help society operate better, faster and stronger, but the worst actions often have the best intentions. Part 2 of 2 is below.
Skynet Part I: Skynet has been watching you for over 2 years
Welcome to the future
Most everyone has some sort of knowledge about Skynet, the computer program that eventually led to the war between humans & machines in the Terminator movies and TV shows. The concept of a self aware and artificially intelligent computer network is quite terrifying, but it may soon become a staple in networks across the world. There are a couple projects being researched and developed that all hold a piece of the Skynet puzzle, not to mention an actual system named Skynet that is currently in operation. So while Skynet in the Terminator universe was merely fiction, reality is just as alarming. Of course these new systems are meant to help society operate better, faster and stronger, but the worst actions often have the best intentions. Part 1 of 2 is below.
Cyberdyne (Terminator) is a REAL company and they make robotic exoskeletons
In a never ending search of information regarding the development of killer robots, I came across a Popular Science article about Japanese scientists going for a quiet walk in their prototype robotic exoskeletons. The article has a video following the scientists as they walk down a sidewalk.
The exoskeleton is named HAL, which stands for Hybrid Assisted Limb. It is being developed to help recovering patients or patients in physical therapy to move around and to also help users lift heavy objects. The prototype shown in the video is not a full HAL system, but rather a partial system consisting of the exoskeleton's legs. The scientists in the video are also eerily quiet.
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