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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[*Still* waiting for the Actroid/Realdoll hybrid. *taps fingers, looks at watch*]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shunnabunich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 2:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[What exactly does harm mean in this context? Its a pretty general term as it stands and really should be defined a bit better.<br><br>People get 'harmed' when they do stupid things (OD on drugs etc). Is a robot following the laws meant to stop those people from doing such (ie does it erode personal responsibility)?<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 2:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Its the zeroth law I'd be worried about. How appropriate that would be in our current culture of protecting the citezenry from itself. <br><br>I for one do not welcome our well meaning robotic overlords.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tcc3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 3:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I suspect that Crusher and the like will be getting a slightly edited version of the laws :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Copperhead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 3:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can you imagine if these nerf coated robots kirked out? It'd be like a moonbounce gone bad.<br>They'd bruise the hell out of you without breaking bones. You'd fight back and feel it's soft plush skin reducing your blows to levels of ineffectiveness. You would be like ceasar against maximus at the end of gladiator.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emceay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 3:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Daniel, read "I Robot" if you get a chance.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[strider_mt2k]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 4:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Daniel, that came up alot in Asimovs books. One issue that comes to mind was the robot that could read our thoughts and would lie so we could hear what we wanted.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trae]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 5:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[If they become a problem, I could see a flamethrower being fairly effective against the polystirene (sorry for the spelling :D)<br><br>-Tibbs]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tibbs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 7:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA["Daniel, that came up alot in Asimovs books. One issue that comes to mind was the robot that could read our thoughts and would lie so we could hear what we wanted."<br><br>Then it would be time to send in the BLADE RUNNERS ...<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 7:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Next thing we know we will have robots that look like humans and others that travel in time to make the universe safe for us.<br><br>Foundation was a strange series.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Octavus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 8:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Every day when I look at this site, I say, "Oh, no! One step closer to the end of the world!" I say it again right now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GSI]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 9:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm just scared by the fact that we need to start programming robots to not hurt humans. It's really close to getting apocalyptic. O_o]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tull]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 28th 2006 11:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[When the dormant "Order Sixty-Six" is initiated by Skynet, the robot will simply remove its soft "nerf" exterior and replace it with the "jagged-edged steel".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 29th 2006 6:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA['When the dormant "Order Sixty-Six" is initiated by Skynet, the robot will simply remove its soft "nerf" exterior and replace it with the "jagged-edged steel".'<br><br>...And energy weapons...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nimro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 29th 2006 9:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ugh....... More Japanese robots! Why can't the US make some robots?! I would really like to see some American robotics companies make robots like asimo and qrio.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[link32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 29th 2006 11:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hey... as long as they dont deem my show dangerous.. I'm all good.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[AudioPandemicShow.com]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 29th 2006 4:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japan's new consumerbots governed by Asimov's Law]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/japans-new-consumerbots-governed-by-asimovs-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[The US army has already violated the first law. And how.<br><br><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30306">http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30306</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pattyboi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 30th 2006 10:18AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
