June 01, 2005
To Serve Man
Toyota is planning on marketing service robots as soon as 2010. The company sees these robots assisting with tasks such as nursing care. So, when do I get my own robotic nurse? Not that I would ever willingly give up my flesh-and-blood nurses, but a robotic personal assistant has intriguing possibilities. Would a robot accompany me on an all-night bacchanal through the streets of Vegas. Would it pour single-malt Scotch down my g-tube until I couldn't remember my own name? Would it dutifully repeat and amplify my drunken pick-up lines to the cute girls sitting at the bar? Or would it get all sanctimonious and drag me back to the hotel while droning some nonsense about protecting my well-being?
Posted by wintermute2_0 at June 1, 2005 09:01 PM
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I'm not so sure replacing flesh-and-blood personal assistants with robots is necessarily a good idea. After all, some of us can program. Imagine the havoc that could be wrought.
Posted by: Michelle at June 1, 2005 11:10 PM
To serve man - Damon Knight, excellent.
There was also a new Outer Limits episode along that line - Valerie.
Posted by: Katja at June 3, 2005 08:14 PM
How much more obedience do you want?
Posted by: robonurse at June 5, 2005 10:12 AM