Robot Tries to Escape from Children's Abuse

"This video is part of 'Escaping from Children’s Abuse of Social Robots,' ..."

From http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/children-beating-up-robot ...
newtboysays...

I think they should give it the ability to charge its skin with 100000volts as soon as it detects imminent abuse, like when it sees a child's fist or foot accelerating directly towards it. You stupid kids are going to create Skynet, and it's going to be pissed!

antjokingly says...

FYI, it's = it is/has.

I feel like picking on Siftbot.

newtboysaid:

I think they should give it the ability to charge it's skin with 100000volts as soon as it detects imminent abuse, like when it sees a child's fist or foot accelerating directly towards it. You stupid kids are going to create Skynet, and it's going to be pissed!

dannym3141says...

My younger self would probably have given it a hug after the kids wandered off.. alright maybe not a hug, but wiped the rubber-sole kick marks off and said sorry on behalf of my generation at least.

Khufusaid:

Ah kids... proof we're all horrible creatures until trained not to be;)

Jinxsays...

Kevin over at Boston Robotics is just trying to prepare their robots to survive in a hard knock full of heartless arseholes and kids.

At least that's what my Dad told me.

That was a joke. My Dad is lovely. Domestic violence isn't funny. I'm sorry.

Anyway, tick ageist robot off the list. Next up is sexist, then racist... before long we'll have AI indistinguishable from humans!

Paybacksaid:

Ya, Kevin over at Boston Robotics proves it doesn't end there...

articianjokingly says...

I really really wanted this to be about it flashing all it's lights and panels, and emitting a really loud, panicked scream for help.

Pretty awesome though.

antjokingly says...

Maybe you're the dad.

Jinxsaid:

Kevin over at Boston Robotics is just trying to prepare their robots to survive in a hard knock full of heartless arseholes and kids.

At least that's what my Dad told me.

That was a joke. My Dad is lovely. Domestic violence isn't funny. I'm sorry.

Anyway, tick ageist robot off the list. Next up is sexist, then racist... before long we'll have AI indistinguishable from humans!

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