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Pharm-Bot Goes On Rampage

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-the-flailing-limbs dept.

budgenator writes "Seems that Waldo, a robot that delivers medication from the pharmacy to the nurses stations, went on an extracurricular journey at San Francisco's UCSF Medical Center last Tuesday. Waldo entered uninvited into a radiation oncology examination room disturbing a Doctor and Patient enough that it caused them to flee the room. Is navigating a hospital full of moving humans more difficult than navigating the DARPA grand challenge, or could it be that like his sibling robort Elvis, he just wanted to leave the building?"

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  1. Hello by yfmaster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I welcome our medi-robo overlords. In all seriousness, isn't rampage a bit strong of a word to use?

  2. So, it has started... by L0phtpDK · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Where is John Connor when you need him?

  3. No actually... by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The robot was looking for a patient by the name of "Sarah Conner"

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  4. That answers that question by Makzu · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I guess that answers the question of "Where's Waldo..."

  5. Re:Rampage?? by Fyre2012 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A. Make an unplanned excusrion B. Develop a sense of self awareness and express itself C. Suffer a minor mechanical or software problem?
    D. Reprogram the retrieval robots to act like the three stooges.
    E. ???
    F. Profit!!!

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  6. Re:It's quite simple... by Linker3000 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sorry but Fark did that one about 3 days ago!

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