Japanese group will study how robots can improve; humans fear the worst
By Cyrus Farivar 
posted December 13th 2006 5:46AM
posted December 13th 2006 5:46AM
A whole bunch of Japanese "robot-related companies and organizations, including manufacturers, universities and local governments," have banded together to create an organization to examine how robots can be better used in "welfare and care services" and spread throughout the land. The new group will hold its first meeting on December 13 in Tokyo. Basically, we interpret this move as a sign that the robots are already taking over, by cleverly getting the humans to organize and figure out how they can do a better job becoming more ubiquitous. Freakin' brilliant.[Illustration by Si Clark]
I for one ...ahh forget it
Yeah that's right 3rdsun, it's an old line best left unused.
needs more "I for one" jokes
Tangential question: Where did the robot invader cartoon come from? Futurama? I would love it for my desktop.
Where's that cool cartoon from?
The drawing is from a guy named Simon Clark. You can see more of his work at either his DA site: http://si2.deviantart.com/
his myspace account: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=69382161
or a site dedicated to coming up with new characters: http://www.mojizu.com/artist/Simon.aspx
maybe they can start by teaching them how to climb stairs . . .
*cough*
I, for one, welcome our health care and welfare related soon to be improved by a fancy pants Japanese committee Robot Overlords.
*/cough*
....Aww crap. Sorry guys.