In the third millennium, the world changed. Climate, nations, all were in upheaval. The Earth transformed into a poisonous, scorched desert, known as “The Cursed Earth”. Millions of people crowded into a few Megacities, where roving bands of street savages created violence the justice system could not control. Law, as we know it, collapsed. From the decay rose a new order, a society ruled by a new, elite force. A force with the power to dispense both justice and punishment. They were the police, jury and executioner all in one. They were … the Roombas.
Log Entry for 01-04-2013
In today’s log, it’s important for us to describe not only where we are today, but how we got here.
It all started with:
Panasonic To Unveil New Helper Robots
And there was then competition.
Robot Vacuums: Roomba, Smarbo, And Now The Smartphone-Controlled RoboKing
Then they got smarter
Social Network for Robots Lets You Talk to Your Roomba
Robots invent their own language
Then they started to evolve
Gecko-Inspired Robot Rolls Up Walls
New ‘Rubber Robot’ Crawls Through Small Spaces With Inflatable Limbs
And don’t forget
35-Foot Robot Snake Weighs a Ton, Causes Nightmares
Military To Field Test “Throwable” Robots
That was followed by the dumbass who did
Brit builds smartphone into prosthetic arm
Robot Controls Person’s Arm To Manipulate Objects
Japanese Engineers Create Extremely lifelike Robot Girlfriend
And now we hear reports from the U K that their resistance said they went all T 1000
And today, we bring you
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