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Robots Enter Fukushima Reactor Building

Posted by samzenpus on from the our-radioactive-overlords dept.

swandives writes "For the first time, a pair of remote controlled robots have entered a reactor building at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power hopes the iRobot Packbots will be able to provide data on the current condition inside the buildings, although the company hasn't yet released any information on what they found inside."

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  1. Are you crazy?! by Troke · · Score: 5, Funny

    I object to letting our robotic overlords have control of nuclear material.

    1. Re:Are you crazy?! by snikulin · · Score: 3, Funny

      Don't be afraid, Comrade! Just like my iRobot's Roomba it will totally forget its humanity enslaiving plans when it encounter a loose power cable and start chewing on it.

  2. They'll Regret That! by Greyfox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks to Google. Once they find out that long term disability and on-the-job life insurance does not extend to robots. This will be just one of many stepping stones to the robot uprising, mark my words!

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    I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?

  3. Allow Me by The+Wild+Norseman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Allow me to be the first to say, "domo arigato, Mr. Roboto!"

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    "A government is a body of people usually -- notably -- ungoverned." -Shepherd Book
  4. Re:Jerry Pournelle's *rational* view of Fukushima by Kinky+Bass+Junk · · Score: 2, Funny

    The 9.0 earthquake is now said to have been the largest ever recorded to have hit a civilized area.

    Because as we all know, Chile, Indonesia and Anchorage, Alaska are composed entirely of backwards tribal villages.

    I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, given that most of those places are particularly backwards.

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  5. iRobot? by Sl4shd0t0rg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great, if they are like my Roomba they will bounce from one wall to another in the corner, scream loudly, and then shutdown.

  6. Re:Jerry Pournelle's *rational* view of Fukushima by Kinky+Bass+Junk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are you calling our Lord and Saviour uncivilised?

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  7. Re:Finally! by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 4, Funny

    With all the stories of robots invented by Japanese over time, I am surprised they weren't doing this on day 2 after the event.

    Give them a break, they had to mod the robot so that it's mouth no longer vibrated sensuously .

  8. Bender Says by wa2flq · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey flesh bags, bite my shiny metal radioactive a.....

    Oh Fukushima, not Futurama..... Sorry my bad...