Robopocalypse

Ron Czapala

I just got this "Book of the Moment" email from Barnes & Noble.

Watch your BOE-BOTs for any signs of rebellion...

Imagine a near future in which the myriad technologies we have come to rely on—for everything from directions to national defense—turn against us. In this seductively disturbing novel, an artificial intelligence that calls itself Archos assumes the sinister persona of a shy boy, fomenting a global machine rebellion that may well destroy humanity—or, for the first time in history, unite us. Daniel Wilson's novel will have you turning pages and looking over your shoulder at the same time.

mindrobots

Dang it! I just bought a cheap Android made by ARCHOS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos

I hate when that happens!

localroger

It's not an original idea. Trust me on this.

*eyes up BOE-Bot* If only I program it properly -- WORLD DOMINATION.

Must. Get. Started.

Martin_H

Thank goodness PBasic's "World Domination" command is undocumented. Oops I probably shouldn't have mentioned that.

erco

Remember: when the robot uprising starts, just go upstairs and wait it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASoCJTYgYB0

Humanoido

My Boe-Bot is acting up.
It's always turning against me,
turning against the wall, turning against the table...
Is that the same thing?

erco

Do NOT upset Emiglio the Italian robot. He may be from Sicilia... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twakzhy2omk

Microcontrolled

I'll need to watch my Stingray: Unlike the Boe Bot it can catch up to me!

@Humanodo: Wow. What is the point of all those Propellers? (I assume that's what they are) I don't see any sensors or controls on the robot, unless they are well hidden.

Humanoido

Microcontrolled wrote: »

@Humanodo: Wow. What is the point of all those Propellers? (I assume that's what they are) I don't see any sensors or controls on the robot, unless they are well hidden.

It was my biggest brain project & first Propeller brain at that time for thinking. There's an ultrasonic vision sensor on the other side. The connections are described in the thread which are similar to the BSS except for the resistor value.

I wanted to check the balance, center of gravity, and see if a Boe-Bot could maneuver with the weight of 40 Propeller boards. It was successful.

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?123828-40-Props-in-a-Skyscraper&p=921524&viewfull=1#post921524