I was wondering what you lot think about the future of robots and technology advances and what happens when technology advances.

In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

monkey skipper said:

I was wondering what you lot think about the future of robots and technology advances and what happens when technology advances.

In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

All machines are going to break down at some point in the future.

monkey skipper said:

I was wondering what you lot think about the future of robots and technology advances and what happens when technology advances.

In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

>>>In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Yes, other nightmares will also arise, military, social, laziness will introduce more obesity.

>>>Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

Yes, if the materials are 100 percent recyclable.

>>>If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

Yes to all questions.

>>>I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

>>>How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

>>>Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

Battery technology is an evolving technology, its possible that robot body coverings will one day be the energy storage for the robots.

Robots will have more programmed emotions as well, and this could create future problems.

Tau.Neutrino said:

monkey skipper said:

I was wondering what you lot think about the future of robots and technology advances and what happens when technology advances.

In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

>>>In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Yes, other nightmares will also arise, military, social, laziness will introduce more obesity.

>>>Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

Yes, if the materials are 100 percent recyclable.

>>>If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

Yes to all questions.

>>>I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

>>>How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

>>>Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

Battery technology is an evolving technology, its possible that robot body coverings will one day be the energy storage for the robots.

Robots will have more programmed emotions as well, and this could create future problems.

Lets hope they adopt Asimov’s Laws Of Robotics.

Tamb said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

monkey skipper said:

I was wondering what you lot think about the future of robots and technology advances and what happens when technology advances.

In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

>>>In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Yes, other nightmares will also arise, military, social, laziness will introduce more obesity.

>>>Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

Yes, if the materials are 100 percent recyclable.

>>>If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

Yes to all questions.

>>>I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

>>>How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

>>>Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

Battery technology is an evolving technology, its possible that robot body coverings will one day be the energy storage for the robots.

Robots will have more programmed emotions as well, and this could create future problems.

Lets hope they adopt Asimov’s Laws Of Robotics.

Law One – “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Law Two – “A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.” Law Three – “A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.” Asimov later added the “Zeroth Law,” above all the others – “A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.”

Tamb said:

Tamb said:

Lets hope they adopt Asimov’s Laws Of Robotics.

Law One – “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Law Two – “A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.” Law Three – “A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.” Asimov later added the “Zeroth Law,” above all the others – “A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.”

There already are autonomous military drones that have killed humans deliberately and without immediate human oversight, so I don’t like your chances.

Kingy said:

Tamb said:

Tamb said:

Lets hope they adopt Asimov’s Laws Of Robotics.

Law One – “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Law Two – “A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.” Law Three – “A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.” Asimov later added the “Zeroth Law,” above all the others – “A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.”

There already are autonomous military drones that have killed humans deliberately and without immediate human oversight, so I don’t like your chances.

No ones taking them to court.

Kingy said:

Tamb said:

Tamb said:

Lets hope they adopt Asimov’s Laws Of Robotics.

Law One – “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Law Two – “A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.” Law Three – “A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.” Asimov later added the “Zeroth Law,” above all the others – “A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.”

There already are autonomous military drones that have killed humans deliberately and without immediate human oversight, so I don’t like your chances.

these laws were built into the robots positronic brain.

Bogsnorkler said:

Kingy said:

Tamb said:

Law One – “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Law Two – “A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.” Law Three – “A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.” Asimov later added the “Zeroth Law,” above all the others – “A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.”

There already are autonomous military drones that have killed humans deliberately and without immediate human oversight, so I don’t like your chances.

these laws were built into the robots positronic brain.

Which makes as little sense now as when it was written.

Bogsnorkler said:

Kingy said:

Tamb said:

Law One – “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Law Two – “A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.” Law Three – “A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.” Asimov later added the “Zeroth Law,” above all the others – “A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.”

There already are autonomous military drones that have killed humans deliberately and without immediate human oversight, so I don’t like your chances.

these laws were built into the robots positronic brain.

Those military robots don’t have positronic brains they appear to have negatronic brains so there is the problem.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Bogsnorkler said:

Kingy said:

There already are autonomous military drones that have killed humans deliberately and without immediate human oversight, so I don’t like your chances.

these laws were built into the robots positronic brain.

Those military robots don’t have positronic brains they appear to have negatronic brains so there is the problem.

Kingy said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Bogsnorkler said:

these laws were built into the robots positronic brain.

Those military robots don’t have positronic brains they appear to have negatronic brains so there is the problem.

Definitely no positronic brain.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bogsnorkler said:

Kingy said:

There already are autonomous military drones that have killed humans deliberately and without immediate human oversight, so I don’t like your chances.

these laws were built into the robots positronic brain.

Which makes as little sense now as when it was written.

1942, fictional, mentioned in Runaround, which I have read. the positron had just been discovered.

Bogsnorkler said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bogsnorkler said:

these laws were built into the robots positronic brain.

Which makes as little sense now as when it was written.

1942, fictional, mentioned in Runaround, which I have read. the positron had just been discovered.

My quibble was with the idea that a sentient machine could be restricted in its actions by the makeup of its ‘brain’. It it was it wouldn’t be sentient.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bogsnorkler said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Which makes as little sense now as when it was written.

1942, fictional, mentioned in Runaround, which I have read. the positron had just been discovered.

My quibble was with the idea that a sentient machine could be restricted in its actions by the makeup of its ‘brain’. It it was it wouldn’t be sentient.

If it…

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bogsnorkler said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Which makes as little sense now as when it was written.

1942, fictional, mentioned in Runaround, which I have read. the positron had just been discovered.

My quibble was with the idea that a sentient machine could be restricted in its actions by the makeup of its ‘brain’. It it was it wouldn’t be sentient.

that has been noted. it is a restriction.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bogsnorkler said:

1942, fictional, mentioned in Runaround, which I have read. the positron had just been discovered.

My quibble was with the idea that a sentient machine could be restricted in its actions by the makeup of its ‘brain’. It it was it wouldn’t be sentient.

If it…

don’t worry my wetware auto corrected that when i scanned it.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bogsnorkler said:

1942, fictional, mentioned in Runaround, which I have read. the positron had just been discovered.

My quibble was with the idea that a sentient machine could be restricted in its actions by the makeup of its ‘brain’. It it was it wouldn’t be sentient.

If it…

You must have a strange definition of “sentient” then.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

My quibble was with the idea that a sentient machine could be restricted in its actions by the makeup of its ‘brain’. It it was it wouldn’t be sentient.

If it…

You must have a strange definition of “sentient” then.

Aye, humans are generally regarded as sentient, and we’re restricted in our actions by the make-up of our brains.

Bubblecar said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

If it…

You must have a strange definition of “sentient” then.

Aye, humans are generally regarded as sentient, and we’re restricted in our actions by the make-up of our brains.

I suppose i’m alluding to free-will.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Bubblecar said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

You must have a strange definition of “sentient” then.

Aye, humans are generally regarded as sentient, and we’re restricted in our actions by the make-up of our brains.

I suppose i’m alluding to free-will.

Presumably the robots would be intelligent enough to understand that “will” isn’t “free” – it’s constrained by all kinds of criteria, which is what makes it purposeful rather than random.

I don’t think the positronic brain imbued the robot with sentience.

monkey skipper said:

I was wondering what you lot think about the future of robots and technology advances and what happens when technology advances.

In our future will robots become part of an environmental nightmare?

Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now. So….in the future the materials they choose for robots will need to be carefully considered.

If they produced robots that walk around like everyday people in society , would they start to malfunction with age or become superseded by new technology and fads to become a waste product?

I imagine robots that are made to do precision work in a production line would last for a long time but at some point , technology changes and gets upgraded or replaced.

How energy thirsty will robots become as far as resources required to make them, maintain them and how easy will it be to source these resources over time?

Lithium is not a resource in abundance and is currently used in batteries for one example.

I don’t see humanoid or biomimetic robots playing a significant role in our future.

Useful robots of the future seem to be more of the style of the roomba, driverless car, rocket, military drone.

> Computers become obsolete and end up in landfill now.

No they don’t. You’re way out of date. All tech stuff is recyclable now, and already most of it is actually recycled.

Cars and robots are recycled, too. This all saves on mining.

I sincerely hope that lithium will all end up being recycled. I expect it will.

>>>Battery technology is an evolving technology, its possible that robot body coverings will one day be the energy storage for the robots.

This will enable robots to redress themselves with charged up body coverings.

The ideal robot covering ie robot skin would have solar energy capture, energy storage, this could reduce the weight of the robot.

Tau.Neutrino said:

>>>Battery technology is an evolving technology, its possible that robot body coverings will one day be the energy storage for the robots.

This will enable robots to redress themselves with charged up body coverings.

The ideal robot covering ie robot skin would have solar energy capture, energy storage, this could reduce the weight of the robot.

The idea of making the skin of the robot solar energy capable will reduce the weight of the robot by approximately 0.000174%.

sibeen said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

>>>Battery technology is an evolving technology, its possible that robot body coverings will one day be the energy storage for the robots.

This will enable robots to redress themselves with charged up body coverings.

The ideal robot covering ie robot skin would have solar energy capture, energy storage, this could reduce the weight of the robot.

The idea of making the skin of the robot solar energy capable will reduce the weight of the robot by approximately 0.000174%.

I guess we can scratch that idea.