A robot lives in my condo now.
It's one of those Roomba vacuum cleaners, and I'm a huge fan. You push a button, and the robot darts around the room, banging into walls and spinning around in search of dirt.
It does a better job than I ever have, which I assume would be a claim most domestic robots could make. How could they not be superior to humans? They're robots. They have one mission. In this case, it's vacuuming.
The company that makes the Roomba is called Irobot. That's also the name of the Will Smith movie where robots try to kill him and other humans.
This probably was smart marketing. Just hinting at that sort of technological advancement should help sales.
I think most of us would accept the TINY risk of planetary robotic domination in exchange for freedom from domestic tedium.
Time to walk the dog? Just click the I-Pooch's remote control and hope he doesn't incinerate the contents of its Droppings Chamber on the front walk again. The Roomba doesn't do well vacuuming on concrete.
All of this leads to today's bargument, which you can vote on in the poll nearby.
You've been granted a voucher for free a robot from the world of film and television. Pick from:
Rosie
R2-D2
KITT
Ultraman
6 comments:
I am a rebel and say nay to your choices. I choose Bumblebee! He's a robot that's actually been in a war!
http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/bmz_cache/1/1dd5b6f3fb632579d9d419d623341c00.image.412x550.jpg
Would Bumblebee -- or any Transformer -- really last very long against Ultraman? R2-D2? Yes. KITT? Maybe. Not Ultraman.
You want to talk robot battles? Forget that. I want to see a battle between Ultraman and the original Power Ranger's Megazord. Now THAT'S a hardcore Japanese robot battle.
Dino Megazord wins.
http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Dino_Megazord
A Power Ranger could barely even get Ultraman's attention? Weren't they mostly doing karate moves and wield lame weapons? I'm not sure Ultraman would even notice a Power Rangers attack.
Ugh no not a Power Ranger... a Megazord. Rangers controlled the Megazords. They were giant and crushed buildings during their fights. Hence the joy that would come from a giant robot city crushing battle.
But since the last comment, I have done Ultraman research on YouTube, and I gotta say Ultraman was much more violent than the Megazords. I mean geez, he decapitated enemies with lasers from his hands. Zords didn't have laser things, just a giant sword. So maybe Ultraman would win. It would take a more powerful Zord to beat Ultraman, such as the Ultrazord. (And yes, I'm completely serious.)
If a Power Ranger got in bar fight with Chewbaca, who would win?
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