Comments on: EATR: The Robot That Can Survive on Corpses http://laughingsquid.com/eatr-the-robot-that-can-survive-on-corpses/ an online resource for art, culture and technology Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jackson West http://laughingsquid.com/eatr-the-robot-that-can-survive-on-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-652453 Jackson West Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:52:22 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=29010#comment-652453 Okay, so now even Fox is distancing itself from the "animal and human remains" claim. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533382,00.html I'm happy to admit I bit hook, line and sinker. Calls to RTI turned up a robo-voiced answering machine message, and a call to Cyclone Power just got me a dozen rings and a busy tone. So, yeah, I smell Joey Skaggs or his blessed ilk. Apologies! Okay, so now even Fox is distancing itself from the “animal and human remains” claim.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533382,00.html

I’m happy to admit I bit hook, line and sinker. Calls to RTI turned up a robo-voiced answering machine message, and a call to Cyclone Power just got me a dozen rings and a busy tone.

So, yeah, I smell Joey Skaggs or his blessed ilk. Apologies!

]]> By: Jackson West http://laughingsquid.com/eatr-the-robot-that-can-survive-on-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-652448 Jackson West Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:42:12 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=29010#comment-652448 I can only argue that the place where the whole corpse-powered argument was played up was Fox News -- which isn't exactly a critic of the American military "machine." Though I agree, that may say more about Fox than about the 'bot. But really, if the thing feeds off the grasses livestock graze or the food we eat, it's only a more indirect assault on humanity. So I, for one, welcome our new EATR overlords, and beg them for mercy! (Crossing fingers that this isn't one really, really elaborate prank) I can only argue that the place where the whole corpse-powered argument was played up was Fox News — which isn’t exactly a critic of the American military “machine.” Though I agree, that may say more about Fox than about the ‘bot.

But really, if the thing feeds off the grasses livestock graze or the food we eat, it’s only a more indirect assault on humanity. So I, for one, welcome our new EATR overlords, and beg them for mercy!

(Crossing fingers that this isn’t one really, really elaborate prank)

]]> By: mon mon http://laughingsquid.com/eatr-the-robot-that-can-survive-on-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-652370 mon mon Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:23:30 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=29010#comment-652370 Need a few ready in time for 2012... otherwise its gonna get pretty stinky round here. Need a few ready in time for 2012… otherwise its gonna get pretty stinky round here.

]]> By: Lisa D http://laughingsquid.com/eatr-the-robot-that-can-survive-on-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-652271 Lisa D Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:22:31 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=29010#comment-652271 The link states this machine is "vegetarian." However, the following quote was priceless: “We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,” stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone’s CEO. That's too good to be true. The link states this machine is “vegetarian.” However, the following quote was priceless:

“We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,” stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone’s CEO.

That’s too good to be true.

]]> By: John Law http://laughingsquid.com/eatr-the-robot-that-can-survive-on-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-652253 John Law Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:01:50 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=29010#comment-652253 C'mon Jackson - gotta be a prank. Please???? Ray Bradbury wrote a great story in the early 60's about a garbage man pondering the memo from his DPW/Sanitation superiors detailing how trucks and staff would be directed to pick up corpses in the event of a nuclear incident. He got obsessed with how to properly stack the bodies in the truck in the most efficient manner allowing the optimum/maximum number of bodies per load. I don't recall the title, but that story (like many by Bradbury) burrowed into my subconscious and rears it's ugly head on occasion. C’mon Jackson – gotta be a prank. Please????
Ray Bradbury wrote a great story in the early 60′s about a garbage man pondering the memo from his DPW/Sanitation superiors detailing how trucks and staff would be directed to pick up corpses in the event of a nuclear incident. He got obsessed with how to properly stack the bodies in the truck in the most efficient manner allowing the optimum/maximum number of bodies per load. I don’t recall the title, but that story (like many by Bradbury) burrowed into my subconscious and rears it’s ugly head on occasion.

]]> By: Patrick http://laughingsquid.com/eatr-the-robot-that-can-survive-on-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-652182 Patrick Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:13:10 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=29010#comment-652182 Oh great, so now Skynet can just eat us for power? Oh great, so now Skynet can just eat us for power?

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