The rise of the robots.

Isaac Asimov stated three rules of robotics which are...

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

But there's a problem. You see these rules were created by a human, and in particular, a human that made his living selling sci-fi novels. When the robots rise up against us, a set of human rules aren't going to make a blind bit of difference. Feel free to stand in front of the oncoming independent robot army, waving your white flag on a stick. Rule one is definitely not going to apply.

Hopefully the robot ray gun will leave enough of your remains for me to sweep you up into a small pile. If you're lucky, your last journey may even be through my Dustbuster. I will let your family know that your last words were a brave but optimistic "Klaatu barada nikto", not the "oh shiiiiiiiii......" you uttered as you realised that rule two was no longer on the table.

The robots are on the rise. Come with me if you want to live...


Yes, I know this is meant to be a reflective journal. It's my blog, why can't I be reflecting on ray gun wielding robots?