uBOT-5 Makes Life Alert Look Like Crap - Gizmodo Comments

uBOT-5 Makes Life Alert Look Like Crap

Diamondblade — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:14:31 EDT

MORAL: You can't cut the boxing Terminators legs off and expect it to die.

Diamondblade

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Valicious — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:31:04 EDT

WTF.
Can't a walking-stick handle by itself contain all of the following?
heartbeat - check.
meds alert - check.
making calls - check.
picking small objects ( annoying kids on the street) - check.

Valicious

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robinandtami — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:47:47 EDT

@nutbastard:

Funny;) But seriously, they are not like they used to be (most anyway.) My facility has hi-def TV's, two Wii's, a dog, a cat, and even a pet squirrel. They go shopping, fishing, out to eat (the men's group likes to go to Hooters) and to the casinos. For many of them, it's like living in a hotel. Someone to cook for them and do their laundry, and BONUS, even wipe their butts if they need.

robinandtami

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nutbastard — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:19:36 EDT

@riqgeez:
and... you just outed yourself by being able to tell Lilac from plain old blue.

nutbastard

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riqgeez — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:08:49 EDT

wtf! I don't know but that looks like a GayBot with that Lilac shirt on!

riqgeez

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ntrgc89 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:44:01 EDT

"It's time to take your meds Francine" -Robot

"I KNOW ALREADY WILL YOU QUIT REMINDING ME???"

ntrgc89

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nutbastard — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:40:22 EDT

@robinandtami:
"just so you know, not all nursing homes are depressing. I work in a wonderful facility."

i think he meant LIVING in one.

"but chose to stay because they enjoy the community life and feel safer knowing help is always near by."

i know what really goes on - you told em if they left their grandchildren would be murdered. awesome.

nutbastard

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nutbastard — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:39:17 EDT

because in your time of need, its nice to have a rock em sock em robot / 790 to... punch you.

nutbastard

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robinandtami — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:16:49 EDT

Just so you know, not all nursing homes are depressing. I work in a wonderful facility. We have many residents who were well enough to go home alone after rehabilitation, but chose to stay because they enjoy the community life and feel safer knowing help is always near by.

robinandtami

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deedrit — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:39:14 EDT

Robocop 5?

deedrit

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MarlboroTestMonkey7 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:13:20 EDT

I can almost hear it laugh.

MarlboroTestMonkey7

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vote Obama — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:00:46 EDT

could wear a nicer shirt

vote Obama

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theespacepope — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:25:51 EDT

So is Tracy Morgan the only option? Or can you upgrade to an actual doctor?

theespacepope

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OneEyedJack — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:19:49 EDT

That guy looks like he's writhing around on the floor, in pain, while thinking, "I just got punched in the nuts by my HMO."

OneEyedJack

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ViperBorg — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:09:07 EDT

SkyNet is freaking popping up everywhere!!

ViperBorg

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strider_mt2k — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:10 EDT

@bailey_ca: Get well soon, Kenny Baker!

strider_mt2k

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GeekGoth — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:26:38 EDT

GeekGoth

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GeekGoth — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:26:13 EDT

i think its now time for the 3 laws discussion..

GeekGoth

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Set to evil — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:20:01 EDT

That's not a robot! It's a punching Doctor puppet!
[www.flickr.com]

Set to evil

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bailey_ca — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:49:33 EDT

I foresee a Robot Wars/Little People Big World spin-off reality show.

bailey_ca

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tophtucker — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:14:51 EDT

It should be a little disturbing that nearly every commenter seems to have come to more or less the same conclusion:

uBOT won't save that man, because it killed him.

tophtucker

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dingus — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:46:51 EDT

This robot scares and confuses former United States Surgeon General C. Everett Koop.

dingus

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Sora57 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:27:28 EDT

I envision the elderly person waking up in the middle of the night and upon seeing this creepy martian (and armed with a touch of alzheimers and a baseball bat), goes medievel on its ass. So much for $65K.

Sora57

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HonusWScruggs — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:57:01 EDT

This isn't really all that connected, but I just did a Google search for the address of the home I grew up in, and it turns out the owners have turned it into a nursing home. They tore out the entire front yard to make into a parking lot.

...I guess this thing could spare others' childhood memories a similar doom.

HonusWScruggs

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morbo — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:50:24 EDT

Exterminate! Exterminate! Its a mini-me Dalek! Yikes!

morbo

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Buford T. Justice — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:48:24 EDT

...well we know Strider can't.

Buford T. Justice

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strider_mt2k — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:47:11 EDT

Can't we just talk to the humans?
A little understanding could make things better.
Can't we talk to the humans and work together now?
No, because they are dead
I said the humans are dead
The humans are dead
(I'll just confirm they are dead)
The humans are dead
(I just poked one it was dead.)
We used poisonous gasses
(With traces of lead)
To poison their asses.
(Actually their lungs)
Binary solo:
0000001
00000011
0000001
00000011
0000001
0000001
0000001
0000001

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Buford T. Justice — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:47:05 EDT

...but can it play Beamz?

Buford T. Justice

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skittlzncombos — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:45:43 EDT

Those hands look like they are for beating. And only beating. I'll take two for my grandparents please!

skittlzncombos

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minjae0810 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:21:19 EDT

i think the old people would pass out just looking at that

minjae0810

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GadgetPlay — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:56:05 EDT

@Hiphopopotamus: I think they steal alcohol for fuel, the drugs are just for fun.

Get your metal paws off me, you damned dirty 'droid!

GadgetPlay

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boe — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:52:06 EDT

Does it hurt when I jab you with a knife here? How about here?

boe

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utube2007 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:05:54 EDT

Hey if its cheaper than the home

utube2007

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strider_mt2k — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:02:22 EDT

@Hiphopopotamus:
-and no one can destroy the metal.

the metal will strike you down with a vicious blow.

strider_mt2k

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Hiphopopotamus — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:59:40 EDT

@strider_mt2k: And when they grab you with their metal claws, you can't break free.

Because they are made of metal. And they are strong.

Hiphopopotamus

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Papsky — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:55:20 EDT

"I've fallen and I can't get up!"

Should have bought the fuckin robot!

Papsky

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strider_mt2k — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:54:34 EDT

@Hiphopopotamus:

For when the metal ones come for you.

...and they will.

strider_mt2k

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Palestina — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:53:12 EDT

Basically is a robot to tell when u're dead. That's sad.

Palestina

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fastthumbs — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:51:44 EDT

Forget BigDog or that Japanese shopping bot - this is by far the creepiest robot I've ever seen. The proportions and the tiny video head are just too disconcerting. It looks like what Sid from Toy Story would make if he majored in robotics.

fastthumbs

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Sloth — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:50:25 EDT

The BIG question is, does it change your mom's Depends , put on Velcro shoes, and dispense Stool softeners? That is the $65,000 question!

Sloth

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Hiphopopotamus — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:47:24 EDT

NOOOOOO! They will kill the old people. Robots steal old people's medicine for fuel!

[www.robotmarketplace.com]

Hiphopopotamus

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weatherman — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:46:50 EDT

Robots mugging old people. I love it. So much less work for me.

weatherman

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Jules Winfield — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:46:38 EDT

I would like to be the first to welcome our u-Bot overloards....welcome.

Jules Winfield