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Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You

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First post2016-06-08 10:12 -0500
Last post2016-06-11 12:25 -0700
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  Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 10:12 -0500
    Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-06-08 11:20 -0500
    Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-06-10 13:11 -0700
      Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-06-10 16:13 -0500
        Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-10 21:28 +0000
          Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You xxein1@att.net - 2016-06-10 16:51 -0700
        Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-06-11 12:19 -0700
          Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-06-11 14:23 -0500
            Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-06-11 12:57 -0700
    Re: Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You Rock Brentwood <federation2005@netzero.com> - 2016-06-11 12:25 -0700

#583828 — Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-06-08 10:12 -0500
SubjectRobots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
Message-ID<3oWdnVisF71PqMXKnZ2dnUU7-IPNnZ2d@giganews.com>
Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/


> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
> behavior.
>
> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
> at risk.


   Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o


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#583831

FromSergio <invalid@invalid.com>
Date2016-06-08 11:20 -0500
Message-ID<nj9gk9$1c6p$1@gioia.aioe.org>
In reply to#583828
On 6/8/2016 10:12 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
>> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
>>
>

>> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
>> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
>> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
>> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
>> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
>> behavior.

>> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
>> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
>> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
>> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
>> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
>> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
>> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
>> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
>> at risk.
>
>
>   Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
>
>

seems like when the Robot Guards go on their smoke break, they could get 
stolen and sold for parts, bet the batteries are worth a mint.

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#584236

FromDouble-A <double-a3@hush.com>
Date2016-06-10 13:11 -0700
Message-ID<00db335a-bc37-4d54-b1ef-41086e30624a@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#583828
On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:12:21 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
> > https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
> 
> 
> > At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
> > people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
> > between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
> > security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
> > called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
> > behavior.
> >
> > K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
> > that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
> > settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
> > retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
> > alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
> > employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
> > machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
> > allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
> > at risk.
> 
> 
>    Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
> 


And foolish laws like the $15/hour minimum wage will accelerate the march of the droids!

Double-A

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#584262

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-06-10 16:13 -0500
Message-ID<u4mdncdIVuz5sMbKnZ2dnUU7-fWdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#584236
On 6/10/16 3:11 PM, Double-A wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:12:21 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
>>> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
>>
>>
>>> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
>>> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
>>> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
>>> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
>>> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
>>> behavior.
>>>
>>> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
>>> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
>>> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
>>> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
>>> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
>>> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
>>> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
>>> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
>>> at risk.
>>
>>
>>    Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
>>
>
>
> And foolish laws like the $15/hour minimum wage will accelerate the march of the droids!
>
> Double-A
>

   WOW think of the jobs created to make droids. Yippee!


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#584270

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-06-10 21:28 +0000
Message-ID<n0or2d-hd2.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#584262
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/10/16 3:11 PM, Double-A wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:12:21 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
>>> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
>>>> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
>>>
>>>
>>>> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
>>>> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
>>>> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
>>>> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
>>>> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
>>>> behavior.
>>>>
>>>> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
>>>> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
>>>> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
>>>> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
>>>> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
>>>> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
>>>> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
>>>> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
>>>> at risk.
>>>
>>>
>>>    Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
>>>
>>
>>
>> And foolish laws like the $15/hour minimum wage will accelerate the march of the droids!
>>
>> Double-A
>>
> 
>   WOW think of the jobs created to make droids. Yippee!
 
Yeah, in China.
 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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#584296

Fromxxein1@att.net
Date2016-06-10 16:51 -0700
Message-ID<2e3f0036-06f8-4763-87ca-fac113803420@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#584270
On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 5:31:06 PM UTC-4, ji...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 6/10/16 3:11 PM, Double-A wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:12:21 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> >>> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
> >>>> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
> >>>> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
> >>>> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
> >>>> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
> >>>> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
> >>>> behavior.
> >>>>
> >>>> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
> >>>> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
> >>>> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
> >>>> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
> >>>> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
> >>>> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
> >>>> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
> >>>> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
> >>>> at risk.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>    Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> And foolish laws like the $15/hour minimum wage will accelerate the march of the droids!
> >>
> >> Double-A
> >>
> > 
> >   WOW think of the jobs created to make droids. Yippee!
>  
> Yeah, in China.
>  
> 
> -- 
> Jim Pennino

xxein:  It's been how many years and I still haven't gotten the service manual for my Cherry 3000 in English yet?  Things are getting pretty sloppy around here.

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#584339

FromDouble-A <double-a3@hush.com>
Date2016-06-11 12:19 -0700
Message-ID<bf8bff6e-70f9-48a5-8796-5f0410253a3b@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#584262
On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 2:13:11 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> On 6/10/16 3:11 PM, Double-A wrote:
> > On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:12:21 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> >> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
> >>> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
> >>
> >>
> >>> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
> >>> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
> >>> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
> >>> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
> >>> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
> >>> behavior.
> >>>
> >>> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
> >>> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
> >>> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
> >>> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
> >>> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
> >>> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
> >>> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
> >>> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
> >>> at risk.
> >>
> >>
> >>    Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
> >>
> >
> >
> > And foolish laws like the $15/hour minimum wage will accelerate the march of the droids!
> >
> > Double-A
> >
> 
>    WOW think of the jobs created to make droids. Yippee!
> 

Of course you realize that the end game to this will be droids making droids!

Double-A

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#584342

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-06-11 14:23 -0500
Message-ID<k-mdnVK8ruGB-MHKnZ2dnUU7-bGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#584339
On 6/11/16 2:19 PM, Double-A wrote:
> On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 2:13:11 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> On 6/10/16 3:11 PM, Double-A wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:12:21 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
>>>> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
>>>>> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
>>>>> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
>>>>> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
>>>>> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
>>>>> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
>>>>> behavior.
>>>>>
>>>>> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
>>>>> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
>>>>> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
>>>>> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
>>>>> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
>>>>> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
>>>>> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
>>>>> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
>>>>> at risk.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And foolish laws like the $15/hour minimum wage will accelerate the march of the droids!
>>>
>>> Double-A
>>>
>>
>>    WOW think of the jobs created to make droids. Yippee!
>>
>
> Of course you realize that the end game to this will be droids making droids!
>
> Double-A
>

   Or not!


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#584366

FromDouble-A <double-a3@hush.com>
Date2016-06-11 12:57 -0700
Message-ID<9bf4b819-bef0-4052-9f99-6385969d323c@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#584342
On Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 12:23:11 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> On 6/11/16 2:19 PM, Double-A wrote:
> > On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 2:13:11 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> >> On 6/10/16 3:11 PM, Double-A wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 8:12:21 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> >>>> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
> >>>>> https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> At the upscale Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California,
> >>>>> people are taking selfies with a roving robot that looks like a cross
> >>>>> between Wall-E’s girlfriend and R2D2. It’s actually a K5 robot
> >>>>> security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid made by a startup
> >>>>> called Knightscope that patrols the area and detects suspicious
> >>>>> behavior.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> K5 is part of a small but growing number of human-scale mobile robots
> >>>>> that are finding employment outside the confines of industrial
> >>>>> settings like factories. They’re invading consumer spaces including
> >>>>> retail stores, hotels, and sidewalks in a quest to deliver services
> >>>>> alongside human staff members for a fraction of the price of
> >>>>> employing people to do a variety of typically unexciting tasks. The
> >>>>> machines come with navigation capabilities and safety features to
> >>>>> allow them to perform simple jobs autonomously without putting people
> >>>>> at risk.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>    Perhaps some guard droids will be armed with weapons.  :-o
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> And foolish laws like the $15/hour minimum wage will accelerate the march of the droids!
> >>>
> >>> Double-A
> >>>
> >>
> >>    WOW think of the jobs created to make droids. Yippee!
> >>
> >
> > Of course you realize that the end game to this will be droids making droids!
> >
> > Double-A
> >
> 
>    Or not!
> 

Wishful thinking, you-man!


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#584345

FromRock Brentwood <federation2005@netzero.com>
Date2016-06-11 12:25 -0700
Message-ID<c2be9df4-31da-4c84-83fc-434bf3f12908@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#583828
On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 10:12:21 AM UTC-5, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Robots Are Invading Malls (and Sidewalks) Near You
> > https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601635/robots-are-invading-malls-and-sidewalks-near-you/
> > It’s actually a K5 robot
> > security guard—a 300-pound, sensor-filled droid ...

Robocop's nemesis ED-209!

Now for some spooky history...

* The organization I once worked with has a 3-ininitial monogram that is almost the same as OCP.
* It was co-founded by a former Detroit cop.
* He was canned ("retired") and the #2 took over.
* The #2 essentially self-destructed while the company nearly tanked.
* It recruits police officers. (Spooky music ensues)
* It recruited, and tested an up-standing officer named Murphy. (Spooky music gets louder).
* Murphy became famous as a national hero after being in a situation with his body getting bullet-riddled and barely surviving. (Spooky music gets louder still).
* It's chief programmer is an expert in AI, in the process of creating cyborg technology and other AI stuff! (SPOOKY MUSIC)

And ... (crescendo) HE'S ALMOST HERE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrnuJp9eoRw

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