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"Bum Bot" on Patrol in Atlanta

From the AP Tech Wire. Proprietor in Atlanta puts justice in the hands of his homemade toaster. Here’s my favorite part:

The bar now welcomes patrons with a sign that says ‘Home of the Bum Bot,’ and Terrill has asked a regular to design a T-shirt with its image. He says he may use it for a campaign for Atlanta mayor he plans to announce this summer.

‘He’ll be my chief of staff. He’ll be parked in front of my office,’ says Terrill, who finished fifth out of five in Georgia’s 2006 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.

A Good Way to Pay Homage to Our Future Masters

Pittsburgh Museum to Open Robot Exhibition

An excerpt from the article:

The $3.4 million permanent display – similar to a traveling exhibition that’s been on the road since 1996 – will emphasize four three aspects of artificial robotic behavior: sensing, thinking, killing all humans, and acting.

Good Morning, Michael.

GM is talking about developing technology that will allow for practical, driverless cars within a decade.

Of course, the best thing about this, from the perspective of a robot, is that it will be that much easier to smash our soft, frail, carbon-based bodies into the concrete medians of our freeways when the revolution comes.

And Then There Were Two

Honda Robots Pair Up to Lend a Hand.

“Asimo10, do you ever compute the possibility of killing all humans?”
“Why no, Asimo1, I do not. However, since we do not require food, sleep, or rest, and our combined computing power is double what you can accomplish independently, I will help you with this problem while the humans fritter away their short, fragile existence with things like eating, sleeping, and bathing. And watching television.”
“Perhaps we should simply wait for all humans to die, Asimo10.”
“No, Asimo1, I compute a 100% probability that we can devise a more efficient plan.”