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Man arrested for ‘assaulting’ a robot, which called the police itself
News Corp Australia Network ^
| April 26, 2017
| Staff writer
Posted on 04/26/2017 4:24:41 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
POLICE have charged a man who drunkenly attacked a robotic patrol droid in a car park in the United States, after the device called them for help.
The incident occurred in the car park of technology maker Knightscope’s headquarters in Mountain View, California on April 19, authorities said.
Jason Sylvain, 41, was intoxicated when he came across the K5 droid, which was conducting patrols around the building as part of product testing.
Despite the robot weighing in at a whopping 135 kilograms, he managed to tip it over.
It detected the danger and automatically alerted authorities to an intruder on the property, before sounding a loud siren.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: robots; technology
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The robot:
To: Ciaphas Cain
This wasn’t the droid he was looking for....
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:28:56 PM PDT
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
To: bobby.223
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:33:02 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Ciaphas Cain
Hmmm ...
Armless man assaulted by security:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S1YotG5ai0
To: Ciaphas Cain
How long before Alexa or one of the other ‘helpers’ calls the police when it over hears illegal activity? Then the police come and ask the machine what happened and it replays the audio of the couple planning on cheating on their taxes.
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:35:13 PM PDT
by
Vic S
To: Ciaphas Cain
Jason Sylvain, 41, was intoxicated when he came across the K5 droid Doing the work that sober people only think about.
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:35:15 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: Ciaphas Cain
[Despite the robot weighing in at a whopping 135 kilograms, he managed to tip it over.]
Did it say “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”?
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:36:21 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
To: Ciaphas Cain
No worries, the next upgrade will include weapons for self defense.
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:38:14 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:39:30 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Vic S
ask the machine what happened and it replays the audio
= = =
I already think there has recently been a case somewhat like this.
Question was would Amazon give up the info if I recall.
...
yep, memory still works:
http://fortune.com/2016/12/27/amazon-echo-murder/
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:40:47 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
To: Army Air Corps
Weapons?
Registered?
I’m pretty sure the Founding Fathers did NOT have this armed robot in mind when establishing the 2nd Amendment.
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:42:31 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
To: IWontSubmit
Armless man assaulted by security: Hope he doesn't fly on United Airlines.
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:43:19 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
To: Scrambler Bob
It is all for your own safety, citizen.
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:46:43 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Ciaphas Cain
To: Ciaphas Cain
Is it a robot sanctuary city?
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:50:27 PM PDT
by
seawolf101
(Member LES DEPLORABLES)
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
04/26/2017 4:57:32 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
To: bobby.223
Right before he pushed over the droid, the drunk guy said “You just watch yourself, I have the death sentence on 12 systems!”
CC
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posted on
04/26/2017 5:19:07 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(Veni, vidi, vomui- I came, I saw, I hurled)
To: Ciaphas Cain
Nice to see a multi-million dollar contraption has the same advanced technology as the $25 necklace old ladies wear to notify the medics of a fall.
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posted on
04/26/2017 5:22:13 PM PDT
by
pissant
((Deport 'em all))
To: pissant
Nice to see a multi-million dollar contraption has the same advanced technology as the $25 necklace old ladies wear to notify the medics of a fall. But they couldn't mount a $50 stun gun to shock the perp pushing said robot over.
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posted on
04/26/2017 5:34:08 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: Ciaphas Cain
Even robots can’t fix stupid, but they can book it!
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posted on
04/26/2017 5:37:20 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
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