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Survivor Buddy, a Friendly Robot Rescuer
Roland Piquepaille writes "The St. Petersburg Times, Florida, reports that a well-known robot designer, Robin Murphy, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of South Florida (USF), 'plans to add a heart to robot rescuers.' As says USF, the goal is to develop 'a robot that will be a companion to a person who may be trapped after a car crash or in building ruins following an earthquake, or someone pinned down by sniper fire.' As said Murphy, 'robots can provide not only a sense of being a 'buddy' by playing soothing music or providing other entertainment, the robot also can be the audio and video link between survivor and family.' Murphy will develop this robot with some money coming from Microsoft. But read more for additional references and a picture of Murphy with her robot rescuers."
But it BSOD'd at the wrong time!
Just what I want when I'm pinned down by sniper fire. How about some lemon-scented napkins?
Reminds me of the Weighted Companion Cube in Portal.
Sadly, after successfully rescuing you, it cannot accompany you, and must be euthanized...
Yes, when it displays the BSOD, it tells you your future.
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So obviously this is bad. No need to RTFA.
It looks like are screaming for your mom, would you like some help?
Get help screaming for your mom
Just scream like a little girl without help
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Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and I'm trapped inside an upside-down car in a ditch with someone who wants to hear soothing music...
It looks like you are trying to scream. Ah, I see you have a lacerated spine and punctured femoral artery. The gas tank is on fire. Would you like to hear some groovy RIAA music?
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
"I'm sorry, I cannot play music or entertain you at this time... my 'Plays for Sure' media files require re-validation with the with the authentication server. Would you like to play minesweep, or listen to me read the Microsoft EULA instead?"
"Enjoy what you're doing! If it becomes drudgery, you're doing it wrong!" - Jim Butterfield
I think about the last thing I'd need if I were trapped in a situation where I needed rescue would be some fucking robot to come along and try to cheer me up.
The idea of this seems like MS Office's Clippy, only a hundred times worse. "Looks like you're fucked! Would you like help? I can sing you a song!"
Fuck off and die, Clippy. I don't need a robot to act as a homing beacon or communications device when a simple cell phone or radio is capable of performing the same role. So, unless you can dig me out of here, or actually do something to provide life support, I'm kinda busy right now.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
I think we both know that a "friendly" robot would run Ubuntu.
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Is it self-inflating or do we have to blow it up ourself?
If you've talked to many Floridians, you'll know there's not enough money in the world to teach most of them anything at all.
ResidntGeek
No, you are forgetting that some of the money comes from MS, so the conversation would go like this...
Human: I'm bleeding from my arm!
Robot: Someone is beating you with harm? Deploying pepper spray now!
Human: My eyes!
Robot: You want fries? Now calling McDonalds.
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Just wait till the advertisers get onto this. There will be no escape, you can't even turn it off.
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