Planetary Resources is building an army of space robots to mine asteroids in near Earth orbit. Welcome to the future.
Reasons that RUIN is the most awesome animated short you’ll watch today:
- Post-apocalyptic cityscapes
- High-speed chase sequence
- Human* triumph over sentient autonomous attach drones
* at least I think that’s a human
Trends in Robots
Robots are the future and the future is now. Let’s take a look at some of the latest developments in robotics and how they will affect our human society.
#1 ROBOTS WILL ATTACK MANY MANY OLD PEOPLE!
Sorry, old folks, there’s no saving you from this fate. Our new robot overlords cannot tolerate frailty or disease.
#2 ROBOTS WILL BECOME YOUR NEW PRISON
After the robot uprising, all of humankind will be digitized and stored in the hyperspacial memory circuits of a giant prison bot. Our consciousness will form a living binary matrix that will power the new society of robots that will rise in our place.
#3 ROBOTS WILL PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL
Thank goodness the healthcare reform bill passed when it did.
#4 GOOFY BUT DEADLY
That stupid, ginning face and goggly eyes will be the last thing you see. Have a happy afterlife!
#5 WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
More people trapped inside of robots. Oh, the humanity!
#6 OMG I JUST POOPED MY PANTS!
Please don’t hurt me.
Chorebot. The life of a dog and its robot caretaker.
And thus did the robots steal the affection of all our dogs and begin their overthrow of humankind.
Shoveling protein into the old man’s pie hole, Harold took a long, hard look at his life. What happened to all those dreams he had as a young robot? Where had it all gone wrong?
Police use stealth, robot to end standoff
I wonder how commonplace this sort of headline will become in the future?
