When good toys go bad VIII: Scoble attacked by autonomous helicopter

Generally speaking, we tend to give autonomous vehicles the benefit of the doubt, but we should really come to grips with the fact that not all robotic flying machines have positive intentions. Apparently, one such ill-willed creation managed to lose control of itself and plow right into Robert Scoble's leg while he was out photowalking at Stanford University. Thankfully, no humans were maimed and the chopper did manage to recover from the crash and proceed on its normal, non-threatening flight path, but we're sure Mr. Scoble will be watching any unmanned crafts with extra caution from here on out.

[Eric M @ Oct 3rd 2007 3:35PM]

Did he sue it?

[DickHardknocks @ Oct 3rd 2007 5:41PM]

I for one welcome our robotic, Vertical Takeoff-Landing, Dual bladed rotor equpped overlords.

[Kris S. @ Oct 3rd 2007 3:35PM]

I for one, welcome our robotic overlords.

[Nex @ Oct 3rd 2007 3:59PM]

i think this i welcome our new robitic overloards crap is getting old.. kinda like will it play doom and will it blend.. find new material

[Zarniwoop @ Oct 3rd 2007 5:06PM]

I'd so much rather read the occasional overlord or blend comments then have to listen to iphone this and apple that and fanboy waaambulances

[Zach Muhn @ Oct 3rd 2007 6:02PM]

I, for one, welcome our "I, for one, welcome our (blank) overlords" quoting overlords.

[easymac30 @ Oct 3rd 2007 3:49PM]

I, for one, welcome our autonomous flying overlords.

[Alan @ Oct 3rd 2007 4:06PM]

I don't mind the "I for one, welcome our robotic overlords." commits, just as long as they fit the story.
And this one does

[Grizz @ Oct 3rd 2007 4:09PM]

Who the hell is "Scoble"?

[Steven Waslander @ Oct 9th 2007 12:09AM]

He was the Number 1 Robert in Google!

[Rod @ Oct 3rd 2007 4:09PM]

What's "photowalking"?

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[Nick @ Oct 3rd 2007 4:19PM]

It's something in the air lately.....I caught a parking meeter eye-balling me today at lunch. I don't want to jump the gun, but it looked EVIL.

[Taylor @ Oct 4th 2007 1:35AM]

laughed out loud at that one!

[paul34 @ Oct 3rd 2007 4:21PM]

This was just a test to see how the hu-mans would react. It's obvious we won't start fighting back until its too late.

It's over, guys. Might as well prepare yourself for population harvesting.

[theothergreenmeet @ Oct 3rd 2007 4:34PM]

Overloads? Good toy gone bad? Perhaps we should all be thanking this friendly little imp for doing what many of us have wanted to do for quite a while. My guess is that comments disparaging the brave, selfless automaton in question are motivated solely by jealousy.

[Robert Scoble @ Oct 3rd 2007 5:03PM]

We'll have a video up today of the robot attack to http://www.scobleshow.com

[Rand @ Oct 3rd 2007 6:39PM]

Hmmm even robots hate the paparazzi. I for one welcome our paparazzi-hating robot overloards.

[lowIQ @ Oct 3rd 2007 7:21PM]

I want to see the "Overlords Gone Wild Video" thats going to be HOT!

[Robert Scoble @ Oct 3rd 2007 8:00PM]

Here's the video: http://scobleizer.com/2007/10/03/robot-helicopter-attack-video/

[Will @ Oct 3rd 2007 8:25PM]

"Photowalking?!" That's an accepted concept? The world is officially too 'meta' for my taste.

[Jimmy @ Oct 3rd 2007 10:40PM]

He's lucky he didn't break the heli