It begins - the robots are trying to kill us.

AnonoBoy

Better send in Christian Bale.

http://www.thelocal.se/19120.html

Robot attacked Swedish factory worker


A Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm.

Public prosecutor Leif Johansson mulled pressing charges against the firm but eventually opted to settle for a fine.

"I've never heard of a robot attacking somebody like this," he told news agency TT.

The incident took place in June 2007 at a factory in Bålsta, north of Stockholm, when the industrial worker was trying to carry out maintenance on a defective machine generally used to lift heavy rocks. Thinking he had cut off the power supply, the man approached the robot with no sense of trepidation.

But the robot suddenly came to life and grabbed a tight hold of the victim's head. The man succeeded in defending himself but not before suffering serious injuries.

"The man was very lucky. He broke four ribs and came close to losing his life," said Leif Johansson.

The matter was subject to an investigation by both the Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket) and the police.

Prosecutor Johansson chastised the company for its inadequate safety procedures but he also placed part of the blame on the injured worker.

el_tiddlero

nah, we need to build an army of killer robots to protect us from these other killer robots.. that's the only solution!

AnonoBoy

el_tiddlero wrote: »

nah, we need to build an army of killer robots to protect us from these other killer robots.. that's the only solution!

Affirmative. That is the correct procedure.

Rented Mule

Frackin' toasters !!!

Wow ......deja vu all over again

Galvasean

No, our only hope is a race of sentient robots from a far away planet that come to rescue us. They can change their shape to blend in as such things as cars, planes, tanks and 80s style tape decks.

That's right.

regob

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Better send in Christian Bale.

http://www.thelocal.se/19120.html

hahahahahahahahahahah

Capt'n Midnight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_(robot_fatality)
Robert Williams was killed Jan. 25, 1979

They have been doing this for the last 30 years.
The NWA are keeping it all quiet until the robots are all in place.

tony1kenobi

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The NWA are keeping it all quiet until the robots are all in place.

They've been very quiet since Eaze-E died.

lostexpectation

seems like it was doing what it was designed to do, it thought the guys head was a rock

thelordofcheese

It only scares me if it said "By your command" before the attempted crushing.

el_tiddlero

thelordofcheese wrote: »

It only scares me if it said "By your command" before the attempted crushing.

i heard its exact words were "by the command of thelordofcheese, who is next by the way." and then it crushed the man's head.. you must be worried.. it's coming for you..

biko

I though Swedes only made sex robots?

Conor108

Lads, It won't be that bad



So say we all!

Capt'n Midnight

Conor108 wrote: »

Lads, It won't be that bad



So say we all!

http://www.supermansupersite.com/metropolismovie.jpg
back in 1927

johnny_knoxvile

We are safe from robot attack anyway...

Our Government has created a massive good robotic killing machine from the e-voting machine technology we had lying around...

The creation comes from an idea Mary Harney had while watching the Transformers with 8 tubes of Ben & Jerrys, two boxes of pringles and a small goat.

nyarlothothep

I'd buy that for a dollar

thelordofcheese

el_tiddlero wrote: »

i heard its exact words were "by the command of thelordofcheese, who is next by the way." and then it crushed the man's head.. you must be worried.. it's coming for you..

ITT: nobody appricates camp 70's Sci-Fi.

You philistines.

liah

johnny_knoxvile wrote: »

The creation comes from an idea Mary Harney had while watching the Transformers with 8 tubes of Ben & Jerrys, two boxes of pringles and a small goat.

How is that diet working out for her?

Galvasean

liah wrote: »

How is that diet working out for her?

Not good. Even worse for the goat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V50ex8sOLL4

Riddle101

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_(robot_fatality)
Robert Williams was killed Jan. 25, 1979

They have been doing this for the last 30 years.
The NWA are keeping it all quiet until the robots are all in place.

By NWA do you mean the Nation Wrestling Association in America or the Rap Group?

Seriously though on top of all the othe problems of the world such as Reccccccccccccccc that economic thingie and Swine Flu an outbreak of killer robots dosen't sound so bad. TBH i'm all prepared, simply because I've been stocking up. Although I was expecting an outbreak of zombies not robots but I think it all goes the same way. Now to inform my comrade in Zombie forum:D

BrokenArrows

"Better send in Christian Bale."

i dont get the christian bale reference

Riddle101

BrokenArrows wrote: »

"Better send in Christian Bale."

i dont get the christian bale reference

He's in Terminator Salvations. Playing John Conner, the leader of the Human resistence.

Although I will alway look at Arnie as the man who would save the human race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYj8CUA9FZc

Rented Mule

johnny_knoxvile wrote: »

The creation comes from an idea Mary Harney had while watching the Transformers with 8 tubes of Ben & Jerrys, two boxes of pringles and a small goat.

It's nice to see that Mary Harney made this robot out of the things she found in her lunchbox.

omyatari

Rented Mule wrote: »

It's nice to see that Mary Harney made this robot out of the things she found in her lunchbox.

not too sure if its the right materials, the goat is probably constipated.

johnny_knoxvile

Rented Mule wrote: »

It's nice to see that Mary Harney made this robot out of the things she found in her lunchbox.

yeah she pretty inventive, give Mary some timber and a nail gun and she could build you a hospital.

...no, wait, i've got her mixed up with McGuiver again.

The robot thing is true though.

User45701

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/04/japanese-lab-cr.php

Japeneese have created the material used in construction of the T1000 so we are on our way.

Actually thats pretty cool - could something simmilar to this not be used to solve the internal components problem involved in devolping quantum computing?

TheBlock

User45701 wrote: »

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/04/japanese-lab-cr.php

Japeneese have created the material used in construction of the T1000 so we are on our way.

Actually thats pretty cool - could something simmilar to this not be used to solve the internal components problem involved in devolping quantum computing?[/QUOTE]

That's exactly what I was thinking...

Kipperhell

I remember reading an article about a killer robot and the dangers of the millennium bug in Focus around 1995! There have be various different mechanical devices that have killed people and just because it is a robot as opposed to anything else people freak out.

johnny_knoxvile

The only robot i was afraid of was Metal Mickey. Or the dudes off the Smash (mash potatoe) adds. Scary.

Puddleduck

What do you mean 'Begins'?

What about all those home made sex toys that have attempted murder???

johnny_knoxvile

Puddleduck wrote: »

What do you mean 'Begins'?

What about all those home made sex toys that have attempted murder???

i sense some one has had a bad experience with a rampant rabbit?

Puddleduck

johnny_knoxvile wrote: »

i sense some one has had a bad experience with a rampant rabbit?

Yea..it had myxamatosis.

johnny_knoxvile

Puddleduck wrote: »

Yea..it had myxamatosis.

and im guessing you didnt stick him in a burrow either haha.