I just finished watching a rather old movie called "I-Robot" starring Will Smith.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/starguard/irobot.jpg

This movie was based on a novel written by a guy named Isaac Asimov that visioned a furutistic world filled with personal robotic servants. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics

After watching this movie very attentively, I couldn't help but wonder if a world such as this will ever come to be.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/starguard/robot5.jpg

Do you think that a world filled with personel humaniod servants will be a true part of our social lives in the not so distant future?


I see that the japanese have already placed a great deal of effort to bring Asimov's dream to life with the creation of a humaniod named ASIMO ( Advanced Step in Innovative MObility)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/starguard/asimo.jpg
http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/new/

as well as a dog named AIBO (Artificial Intelligence RoBOt)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/starguard/Aibo_Robot_Dog_.jpg
http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/11126/Sony_AIBO_Robotic_Dog.html



If these things became an intergated part of the American mainstream, would you buy one?


If so, what uses would you have for it?

Originally posted by Dunkirk101
After watching this movie very attentively, I couldn't help but wonder if a world such as this will ever come to be.
Do you think that a world filled with personel humaniod servants will be a true part of our social lives in the not so distant future?

{A} it allready is happening look at all the jobs that have been lost to robots.

{B}I believe this is allready happening also, humans are becomming lazier then ever. They want a pet but they don't want the responsibilty, so they buy a metal dog, HOW F#$%ING STUPID!!!

If so, what uses would you have for it?

NO This could go with the thread over in religion on how wastefull an ignorant humans are getting.

Originally posted by Dunkirk101
Do you think that a world filled with personel humaniod servants will be a true part of our social lives in the not so distant future?

Only in Japan. They're into technology for the sake of technology.

monkey see monkey do, it's only a matter of time.

We use robots every day. Go to any automobile manufacturing plant and you will see robots. People use Roombas in their homes and they are robots. robots are used to perform many repetititive or dangerous tasks.

They only differance is our robots are not humanoid looking.

Well that and, you know, they can't think for themselves...

When we finally get robots, they will be designed to be emotionally needy. Humans need to be needed, and flock to toys like the Tomogotchi and the Nintendogs video game. It's why we get pets. Robots will be no different.

People think the future will have robots serving us, but the reality will be us serving the robots.

The best assessment of I-Robot ever written: (By Maddox)

"I, Robot" in a nutshell:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/i_robot.jpg

I saw the movie "I, Robot" recently, a film based loosely on a book written by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. In case you're not familiar with Asimov's writing, here's a list of things the movie had in common with the book:

The title.

I don't know why, but after the movie I came out of the theater wanting to buy a pair of Converse shoes (vintage 2004), have them delivered to my local FedEx station, drive my MV Augusta SPR motorcycle to pick them up, stop by the shop to have my new JVC CD player installed in my Audi, pick up a couple of Dos Equis on my way home, wash it down with an Ovaltine and then invest what money I have left into a mutual fund with Prudential Life Insurance.

I'm not exaggerating: this movie plugged 5 companies within a 10 minute block of time. That's roughly one advertisement every two minutes. Most whores don't see that kind of action. What makes a good movie good and a movie like this cunny waft is that in a good movie, every shot counts; every word uttered has a purpose. You won't find the characters saying things like "nice shoes" to which Smith replies "vintage 2004." Thanks for the update assholes, we couldn't have figured out that the products you're cramming down our throats actually exist in real life.

Speaking of sloppy story, they could have cut this movie down to 3 minutes and still said everything they said in its current form. Here's how I would have changed this film: start out with a shot of Will Smith in a grocery store buying a 6 pack of Dos Equis beer, except instead of paying, the cashier is a Dos Equis marketing rep who hands Smith a thick wad of bills. Next shot: Smith finishes the last of the beer, walks over to Isaac Asimov's grave and lets loose:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/piss_grave4.jpg

Why not? Same message, none of the bullshit.

Other than giving creative control of the movie's content to advertisers, Will Smith stars as a nudist cyborg cop who has a prejudice against robots (seriously). (< Best line, ever!!!) The director had one tight shot on Smith's ass after another. It was enough to make women in the audience squirm. I even overheard a gay guy in front of me say to his partner "wow, this is pretty gay." Then they started making out, not because they necessarily wanted to, but because they wanted to remind people that they have the right, and a theater is a great place to make a political statement.

The only cool thing about the movie is that it has robots in it--or so I thought. They turned something as inherently cool as a master race of robots into a blubbering suck-fest of limp-dicked pussies wimpering endlessly about their feelings. Instead of running around beating women, children, and weaker men, the robots stood around baking cup cakes and talking about boys. It was like being in a candle store without a pipe bomb. Bad news.

Don't see this travesty.

Read the book. Azimov was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The Praetorian is right. The movie is nothing like the book.

Originally posted by Frogger
Read the book. Azimov was one of the stars of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The Praetorian is right. The movie is nothing like the book.

Agreed Frogger. Oh, and compliments eternally to Maddox for that picture of Will Smith and the grave marker. One of his better articles...

Robots don't git paid, don't git sick, 'n don't git...



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Good thread, Dunkirk101...