A Robot To Follow "Mother" And Another To Block Her

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A Robot To Follow "Mother" And Another To Block Her

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 31, 2001 @01:55AM from the unless-these-are-fake dept.

fireflash writes: "Some folks at MIT have had a bit of fun with robots. 'Mr. Mallard' and 'Roboguard' are robots that follow a homing beacon and guard hallways, respectively. Wouldn't you like to be followed around by a mess of wires and boards whilst attempting to pass through a hallway guarded by another? Sounds like the ultimate in home security to me :-)."

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Um... by sandidge · 2001-10-31 02:08 · Score: 3, Funny

I don't mean to be cruel, but I really don't think Roboguard is going to be keeping me from going anywhere. Just one swift kick and I'd be adding a few extra Legos to my collection.
Finally! by Masem · 2001-10-31 02:12 · Score: 5, Funny

I've always wanted to play a full-size, real-life game of Daleks! (or Robots! or whatever title you remember it as!) As long as they can only move in ordinal directions, I'm set!
(or insert 'Berserk' or 'Robotron/Llamatron' to your heart's desire... :-)

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Next up, pusher and shover robots. by Narcopolo · 2001-10-31 02:29 · Score: 3, Funny

The shover robot pushes people around, and the pusher robot shoves bread down their throats.
Are there stairs in your house?

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Re:I hope they are programmed to obey Asimov's law by msheppard · 2001-10-31 02:31 · Score: 5, Funny

It would be very complicated to make a robot for the battlefield that obeys Asimov's laws.

The zeroth law does allow them to kill people to save other people, but for modern battles you're gonna have to teach them religon to get them to kill some people.

"The entertainment of the many outweighs the safty of the few, or the one"

M@

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Robot babysitters? by imrdkl · 2001-10-31 02:35 · Score: 2, Funny

I'll take two, with the optional mild electrical stimulation/motivation modules, please. :-)
make 'em fight by AssFace · 2001-10-31 02:51 · Score: 4, Funny

I don't care about protection - just put one in the hallway who's only mission is to get through the door at the end.
then put the other one who's only job it is to guard the door... well, right be the door.

then program them to scream when parts of them fall off.
and give them lasers.
everybody love lasters. just like that tv show.

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Fridge guard by BLAMM! · 2001-10-31 03:46 · Score: 2, Funny

Great! All I have to do now is put the blocker in front of my fridge and I might have a chance of staying on my diet. At the very least I'll get some exercise trying to out maneuver it!
no robots! by Kengineer · 2001-10-31 03:57 · Score: 2, Funny

Do not trust the pusher robot!

He is malfunctioning!

Do you have stairs in your house?

- kengineer