The iRobots are almost ready - 3 Laws Safe!!!!

drewpropsdrewprops
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Hey gang,

I've been waiting to get one of these things for the LONGEST time!! They're safe now, and I think they'll go on sale real soon now. Great advertisement, wonder how much they'll cost!!?



http://www.irobotnow.com



I wonder if this is the right thread for this?



Anyway, who else wants to get one of these??

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 18
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    The bot looks cool, the film sounded like an excellent idea... more Asimov is good.



    Just as things were getting exciting, I saw the sign in the theatre...



    it was the sign of Doom... for above the iRobot tag were the words "Will Smith"



    and suddenly the expectations go south

    from sci fi to shootouts during a car chase



    Isaac may be rolling in his grave.
  • Reply 2 of 18
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    "What will you do with yours?"





  • Reply 3 of 18
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    I'll wait until it's out on DVD.
  • Reply 4 of 18
    thunderpoitthunderpoit Posts: 709member
    am i missing something? is this an actual buyable robot or is it a movie??



    *head grows more painful as confusion sets in*





    [edit] smacks forhead, "nevermind, i get it now"
  • Reply 5 of 18
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    I, Robot



    A movie.
  • Reply 6 of 18
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    That thing can't be real. A "positornic brain"? My very own Commander Data? Get me some Earl Grey.
  • Reply 7 of 18
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    I love asimov, he's one of my favorite writers, I love reading science fiction that is actually true to the genre, and isn't just action or fantasy stuff in space.



    Foundation is my favorite series but the book I, Robot was fantastic.
  • Reply 8 of 18
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    This is part of an advertising campaign for I, Robot.
  • Reply 9 of 18
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    I saw the trailer with RotK. I think I was one of a handful that even had any idea what the teaser was about.



    Three laws safe? What?



    The movie looks terrible.
  • Reply 10 of 18
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member
    Damn. I am starting to consider a Roomba again just because of this thread.



    Anyone have one? Is the charger 100 only or a 110-230 combo?
  • Reply 11 of 18
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Anders

    Damn. I am starting to consider a Roomba again just because of this thread.



    Anyone have one? Is the charger 100 only or a 110-230 combo?



    I'm considering one, as well. Our cat hair/dust bunnies are getting out of control. The reviews on Amazon are mixed, however.
  • Reply 12 of 18
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    all i could think of while reading the advertisement was woody allens sleeper.



    yeah, what this world needs is robots, robots and more movies about robots.



    good god that was funny. i hope the movie is a comedy.
  • Reply 13 of 18
    moogsmoogs Posts: 4,296member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Akumulator

    I, Robot



    A movie.



    If it's a movie, why isn't there any reference to the movie studio on the site? The only thing that looked like sarcasm to me was the part about it transmitting every piece of audio and video it hears to a central computer... but even so, the site did not smack of a movie.



    They should be a bit more obvious, perhaps.
  • Reply 14 of 18
    moogsmoogs Posts: 4,296member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Eugene

    I saw the trailer with RotK. I think I was one of a handful that even had any idea what the teaser was about.



    Here's a good way to know for sure: was the preview precluded by the green ratings screen and/or a message about the film not yet being rated?



    TV show perhaps?
  • Reply 15 of 18
    709709 Posts: 2,016member
    A movie (w/ Will Smith) coming July 16, 2004.





    Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"



    1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.



    2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.



    3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
  • Reply 16 of 18
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    Classic book series, check 'em out kids.



    It was fun to read the posts of you guys who weren't in on the joke!!





  • Reply 17 of 18
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    I think Foundation would translate to a better movie. Not necessarily the whole series, perhaps just the 2nd book.
  • Reply 18 of 18
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    there will be those who suggest that I Robot might have had some of its thunder stolen by A.I.



    hopefully, this Asimov tale won't suffer the Spielberg saccharine treatment AI did
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