By Hook or by Crook, We Will

by Liberty and Power

Reader Dan Schmutter notes this ominous development: a Rover prototype.

More Comments:

Dan Schmutter - 2/17/2005

D'oh. I missed that critical distinction.

Next time I'll pay closer attention. I feel like I'm going Schizoid, man.

Dan

Keith Halderman - 2/16/2005

There is no reason why you could not put a large buzz saw on pre-programed burgar hunting robot,

Max Swing - 2/15/2005

Aren't those robots led by human remote controls? I thought that there were humans moving them like miniature mobile-cars or -ships.

I think those wouldn't be as useful as a burglar hunting robot had to be ;)

Aeon J. Skoble - 2/15/2005

But black is white.

Roderick T. Long - 2/14/2005

The story to which Aeon links describes the device as a "large black ball." But the "Rover" device from the Prisoner series was a large white ball. Hence Aeon's alarm is clearly unjustified.

Lawrence H. White - 2/14/2005

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Keith Halderman - 2/14/2005

Did you ever watch the robot combat show on Comedy Central? Some of those machines could put very bloody end to a burgler's career.