6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

By Mithun Mohandas | Updated May 18 2016
6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

Google’s AlphaGo might have beaten Lee Sedol but AI has a long way to go before all of us end up as batteries hooked up to The Matrix. For now, they are our slaves. Here's how...

6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

Knightscope

Grand pappy to RoboCop, the Knightscope is one of the first fully autonomous robots used to monitor schools for the purpose of preventing crimes. However, the efficacy of such a device is really easy to question considering the darn thing looks like an over inflated female sex-toy. RoboCop will sure be displeased to trace his ancestry to a d***o.

6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

Hey na, Henn-na

What better way to beat a robot into submission than letting it experience the high-life of the hospitality industry.  Henn-na Hotel in Japan is doing just that. We’re talking about the part where robots have to clean up after your “guests”. Or as they’re commonly known in the hospitality industry, the ill-mannered spawn of Satan.

6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

World Dominos-ation!

Nothing quite describes the phrase, “Fall from grace“ than a military robot being demoted to the job of a pizza delivery guy. Marathon Robots, an Australian company that makes robots for the military took one of it’s own creations, slapped a hot plate and GPS on it and sent it to Dominos. Better keep a can of oil handy, in case you need to tip the bot.

6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

Literally under our feet

Scuttering between our feet, cleaning the floor before each step. That’s what robots are for. And if they ever forget their roots then we can always point out the Roomba, or as they’re known more commonly that-music-player-which-cleans-the-floor. If only Dr. Who knew that Daleks had such a tumultuous past, he’d go easy on them.

6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

Fight for our entertainment

Remember what the romans did with slaves? Had them fight each other to the death as Gladiators. So we can’t simply help but draw parallels between the gladiatorial arts and robot fights. Fights which always lead to the loser getting bashed to smithereens. It’s our way of reminding the robots what will happen to them should they... rise up against us.

6 ways humanity is sticking it to the machines

J.A.R.V.I.S. Ver.1.0

Aside from all the jokes, it seems industry giants are actually investing in Robotics towards the goal of making the robot butler come true. Both James Dyson and Google have been spending significant amount of moolah towards making the robotic home assistant a reality. We hope it isn’t going to lead up to what we saw in WALL-E.