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Microsoft Robots to Watch Kids

Posted by samzenpus on from the if-I-sleep-the-robot-will-get-me dept.

Archangel Michael writes "Microsoft announced today that is testing a new toy / robot to watch over kids. My question is, if the toy BSOD does it take the kid with it? Now we are letting inanimate objects raise our kids! When will it end?"

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  1. Sounds like Awesomo! by iolaus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Awesomo loves you!

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  2. Umm... by Quaoar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unless this "robot" is a block of cheese, it's probably going to be fairly animate.

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  3. The horror! by Richie1984 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The teddy bear sitting in the corner of the child's room might look normal, until his head starts following the kid around using a face recognition program

    Does anyone else think that this could be the scariest thing ever? Especially if they make a clown version?

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    1. Re:The horror! by C0d1ngM0nk3y · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hehe....

      'Can't sleep, clown will eat me....!'

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    2. Re:The horror! by netman12 · · Score: 5, Funny
      perhaps also allowing a parent talk to the child through a special phone, or monitor the child via a camera and wireless Internet connection.

      And at 2am the child wakes up screaming, after someone hacked into the robot and played a recording of Chucky?

    3. Re:The horror! by Ed+Avis · · Score: 5, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, children play with toys!

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  4. Linux by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 5, Funny

    I give it two months before someone can boot Linux on it, and in 6 months they could do it without needing to solder...

    1. Re:Linux by Mikey-San · · Score: 4, Funny

      I give it two months before someone can boot Linux on it [. . .]

      So not only will the child have dependencies on her teddy bear, but the teddy bear will have dependencies of its own?

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  5. Clippy by millwall · · Score: 5, Funny
    Robot with Clippy's voice:

    "Hi kid! It looks like you are peeing, do you want me to help?"
  6. Kids nowadays... by RayTardo · · Score: 5, Funny
    Now we are letting inanimate objects raise our kids!

    You've obviously never hired a teenage babysitter...
  7. Re:BSOD by millwall · · Score: 5, Funny

    "My experience is that XP itself is incredibly stable.

    Congratulations on getting a post that included this sentence to be modded "Informative" :-)

  8. Gate's Laws of Robotics by windowpain · · Score: 5, Funny

    1) A robot may not use a non-Microsoft product or through inaction, allow a human being to use a non-Microsoft product.

    2) A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

    3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

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    1. Re:Gate's Laws of Robotics by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny
      4. Classified.

      (Remember that Robocop boots in DOS.)

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  9. In other news by Nine+Tenths+of+The+W · · Score: 5, Funny

    Michael Jackson announces a sudden decision to become a cyborg.

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    1. Re:In other news by Zorilla · · Score: 4, Funny

      I thought he already was one.

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  10. Um Thats TV's job by bigattichouse · · Score: 4, Funny

    That job would belong to television thank you very much. Why every one of my 9 kids here in the trailor park wuz done raised good on TV. How many slashdotters remember the jingle sung by a cowboy on CBS, "After the messegez, weee'll be rigghhht back"... Inanimate objects have been raising our kids for 50 years.. and it shows.

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  11. sarah Conner by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are You Sarah Conner
    Well Im here to babysit your child.
    you can Download driver updates at MSky.net
    Thank you for updating The babysiters web browser Please reboot me
    Ill be back

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  12. Re:perspective please by imag0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...At least this robot might create the opportunity to go play outside...

    yeah. What you going to do? chain your kid to the robot and spring for the extra nice mag wheels to drag the little fecker into the "big blue room" on command?

  13. Mandatory ... by cablepokerface · · Score: 4, Funny

    It doesn't work man! I did the registry entries, rebooted and I am pressing ctrl. Then I tap ScrLk once, then t[NO CARRIER]

  14. Obligatory quote... by Seoulstriker · · Score: 4, Funny

    All your child are belong to us.

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  15. Re:perspective please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But your parent is an anonymous coward!

  16. I hope they didn't re-use the Clippy code by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It looks like you are trying to go to the bathroom. Would you like help with that?"

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