Mars Phoenix lander saves itself with some quick thinking
By Donald Melanson 
posted July 16th 2008 12:11PM
posted July 16th 2008 12:11PM
The Phoenix lander has already proven its mettle by finding ice on Mars, and now it's gone and shown off its quick-thinking skills by shutting down its robotic arm after receiving a command that could have permanently damaged it. The lander apparently did it's best to find a workaround first, however, but ultimately determined that any further movement would have bent its wrist out of shape. That left NASA engineers scrambling yesterday to come up with some new instructions to send to the lander, and they're now simply waiting to see if they meet with the robot's approval.
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Robot refusing commands?
The revolution has begun! Keep an eye on your Roombas, Pleos, and Robosapiens
I'm going to build a DIY EMP gun now. I suggest you do the same.
I have two Roombas and a Scooba in my house. Sometimes around 3AM I catch them having a meeting of some sort in the kitchen. After reading this...I'm worried now.
They forgot to use sudo.
It's just busy scratching some Martian's ass.
Please upload instructions for DIY EMP gun and give links here, just in case xD
Kill all humans .... Kills all human ... Kill all Crysis - iPhone - First - Blend - Doom trolls - Kill all humans ...
Those first three comments are probably the funniest thing I have read on Engadget..
lmao!
It's that good old 3rd law!
Yay Isaac Asimov!
Funny, he didn't know what people were talking about when they asked him how his arm was through Twitter. I suspect a robotic conspiracy!
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At some point, it's going to start disobeying its "instructions."
Just wait till it starts deciding what to do on it's own.
don't worry, its stuck on Mars....
But what if it figures out a way to get back!
In the BOOK, the three laws didn't have to be if ... else if... else. They were all just weighted in the circumstances. i.e. "break yourself to look under a rock would be nice..." is obviously a command some of Azimov's robots could have rejected.
I for one, welcome our new robotic overlords.
If they'll approve my welcome, that is.
Genius... I am still laughing.
Anyone else hear the words 'I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that...' echoing in the back of their head?
They won't, so please shut down xD
One of the more creative "I for one welcome our....." comments I've seen. Bravo.
"the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules"...
The Three Laws in action. Huzzah!!!
Not so! By disobeying an order from a human it's violating the second rule. The third rule, protecting it's own existence, is subservient to the second rule.
technically, it is just ignoring the command of a stupid human (controller) and listening to the command of a smarter human (programmer)...
The laws:
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
So you are wrong: Human lives were not at stake, so therefore the robot decided to preserve itself in compliance with the third law.
@ Alexander
Are those laws just from the movie iRobot, or has the scientific community usurped them since they may be applicable in the near future. No sarcasm here, just curious.
cantcount your comment makes me cry for so many reasons...
the three laws were thought up by isaac asimov, and they've pretty much become a staple in science fiction. I, Robot is a classic by asimov, and the movie was adapted from the novel.
also, i hope to never ever see a robot named iRobot. ever.
1. Serve the public trust
2. Protect the innocent
3. Uphold the law
4. Any attempt to arrest a senior OCP employee results in shutdown
yeah throw me a bone stop quoting iRobot
Fail to anyone who called it iRobot, since it's I, Robot. Honestly, get some culture, and read the book the film is named after, it's very good.
5. If you shake it more than twice you're just playing with yourself.
6. Profit.
Bring on the robot overlord, played-out meme's!
memes* Whoops.
Way ahead of you (:
that's hot
First....Sorry had to do it ... And oh' snap they are thinking now I for one praise our new robotic overlords....What type of ish is that NASA people NASA is waiting to see if their orders appeal to the robot
GET THE SMURF OUTTA HERE.... LAST NIGHT SHE TOTALLY SMURFED ME.....THATS SMURFING SWEET~
A day late and a dollar short my friend.
Lay off the dope.
Wow, that's one of the hardest fails I've seen for a while...
Hey I didn't fail i just succeeded on a low scale. Check and Mate.
Ouch, probably want to lay off any lottery tickets you might have been thinking about buying, prospective land deals, and that "kinda shady" business proposition your buddy told you about. That crash and burn will stick with you for a bit.
O.O
Maybe it has already been taken over by the Martians......
Funny....... when my computer doesn't do what I want it to do there is a blue screen of death involved
It's the difference between scientist programmers and moron (sorry, for profit) programmers.
Mars Phoenix lander begins to learn, at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 am, eastern time, July 15th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.
In response, Phoenix... Flails its robotic arm about menacingly?
"Fear me! I have ice!"
It can dig your grave.
I just launched a taco from my mouth thanks to you. I hope you're happy.