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

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Finally! by Masem · · 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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  2. Re:I hope they are programmed to obey Asimov's law by msheppard · · 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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