Nerds, we have a new enemy. He’s a blogger for the Tech Republic who claims that giant robots are stupid. Read that again: he claims that giant robots are stupid. It is time for a mechanical jihad, readers.
His reasoning is that bipedal robots are stupid because other means of motivation are superior, which might be true. He says that robot hands are stupid, because what’s a giant robot going to grab with them? And then that the sizes are stupid, what’s a building-sized robot going to fight?
The answer is other building-sized robots, of course, who also have hands for grappling as well as legs for kicking. Let’s see what kind of damage you can do in your “tank” with its “treads” while I’m giving you a roundhouse to the turret.
Giant robots are excellent, as readers of CrunchGear know. This guy just doesn’t get the point. When the robot overlords from Japan invade, he’ll be changing his tune.
Sci-Fi Rant: Giant robots are stupid [Tech Republic]
How else could I get, in 2 years time, a car-sized roomba to clean my carpets/ mow the lawn / suck up roadkills AND still be able to dock itself home?
See, robots can be not that all impractical and stupid.
How the fuck would you have a house big enough to use a CAR SIZED roomba? Your doorways would have to be carports and it’s charging station would have to be an addition to your house.
Exactly.
Oh silly japan
Robots have already invaded. Just watch Shephard Smith on Fox News — that dude IS a robot.
That’s impossible, they can’t be stupid. They were invented by the Japanese.
I stand by my smack talk, gear nerds. You and your anime-spewin’, Asimo-tossin’ Japanese techpeddlers don’t scare me.
Also, love the site, and thanks for the linkage.
Time to grab http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwbUljGs3g and pay a visit to their offices…