Military developing robots that feed on corpses

[miraclefan]

Anyone seen Idiocracy? Like that, but with robots in charge. That's our future, kiddies!

ALL YOUR GRAVE ARE BELONG TO US!

One of THE BEST movies the ''people'' will never see. And a great advocate for FORCED sterilization.

 

[Chekov's Phaser]

I, for one, welcome our new trash and body devouring robot overlords.

I mean, yeah they might destroy humanity and all that we have built and achieved, but those same robots might also give us these:

It's a real Sophie's Choice...

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

I mean, yeah they might destroy humanity and all that we have built and achieved, but those same robots might also give us these:

What, unattractive women? We have enough of those.

 

[ITL]

And a great advocate for FORCED sterilization.

No. Not really.

 

[Australis]

 

[Colonel Green]

^All right then--robot abortions for no one!

Boo!!!

Very well. Robot abortions for some, miniature Cylon flags for others!

 

[Chimpy Chompy]

I'm curious about how ForagerBot is powered. Does it just burn stuff to heat a little boiler or something? I don't think bodies would be a great source of fuel.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

And a great advocate for FORCED sterilization.

No. Not really.

It's funny when a movie gets laughs out of characters who don't think, and then people take it to heart because they don't think it through.

What happens when we get zombie robots?

Great. More middle managers.

 

[Australis]

Interesting to note those cartoons I posted are 40 years old.

Ron Cobb, a visionary guy.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

^All right then--robot abortions for no one!

Boo!!!

Very well. Robot abortions for some, miniature Cylon flags for others!

YAY!!! *waves flag*

 

[Plecostomus]

...except automation didn't win. Everything went over to China and India because of low/no-cost labor. So this one is quite wrong.