tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7431691573578360461..comments2024-03-29T08:01:33.349+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Rise of the Robot.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87525981210689305762017-04-06T04:41:52.114+01:002017-04-06T04:41:52.114+01:00Who knows John, you may soon be out of work!Who knows John, you may soon be out of work!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50135764648904598622017-04-06T04:41:20.610+01:002017-04-06T04:41:20.610+01:00My wife says the same things, but she has an '...My wife says the same things, but she has an 'Advanced Back Seat Driver Certificate', so she's allowed to. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9187722849058180122017-04-05T18:53:37.826+01:002017-04-05T18:53:37.826+01:00Robot health care wokers? Robot health care wokers? John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66339856920170180262017-04-05T18:51:26.622+01:002017-04-05T18:51:26.622+01:00There are two drivers in our car too. They take tu...There are two drivers in our car too. They take turns to drive.. him there, me back (guess why) he clearly believes I need his help on the way back as he says useful things like "you are coming up to some lights" As I say to him " really! thank god you're here, I would never have seen them without you" As you can see we are not ready to embrace the driverless car yet, in fact we could probably use a third driver as mediator.<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48688257568231825252017-04-05T16:39:28.213+01:002017-04-05T16:39:28.213+01:00Ah, there are two of them!Ah, there are two of them!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65056423776392852252017-04-05T16:38:34.971+01:002017-04-05T16:38:34.971+01:00Robot tractors and combine harvesters are already ...Robot tractors and combine harvesters are already available and farming will change yet again. It was once thought the horse would never be replaced.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78034603542041626812017-04-05T15:42:46.229+01:002017-04-05T15:42:46.229+01:00I never go anywhere without her, the second driver...I never go anywhere without her, the second driver that shouts insults and tells me when I'm off route.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71410111923686333292017-04-05T14:02:22.841+01:002017-04-05T14:02:22.841+01:00In Lyon and in Paris the automatic lines have no d...In Lyon and in Paris the automatic lines have no driver.chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39812562044505531342017-04-05T12:26:22.423+01:002017-04-05T12:26:22.423+01:00Quite worrying for our grandchildren. I keep telli...Quite worrying for our grandchildren. I keep telling them to chose their career wisely.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26848663649796832052017-04-05T11:59:56.091+01:002017-04-05T11:59:56.091+01:00It is going to be different world very soon and fo...It is going to be different world very soon and for that reason I am glad that I am old. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2686411444949708092017-04-05T11:35:57.655+01:002017-04-05T11:35:57.655+01:00A lot was spoken about 'Universal payments'...A lot was spoken about 'Universal payments' quite recently. I suppose it WILL come to that quite soon. After my time, I hope.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54254829187225704382017-04-05T11:34:31.260+01:002017-04-05T11:34:31.260+01:00I'd like that; just to experience the panic!I'd like that; just to experience the panic!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-964800207021827582017-04-05T10:52:31.739+01:002017-04-05T10:52:31.739+01:00Sorry goals in life.Sorry goals in life.Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804288884191121969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86782308468737394682017-04-05T10:51:33.804+01:002017-04-05T10:51:33.804+01:00Driverless cars, a brilliant idea until someone ha...Driverless cars, a brilliant idea until someone hacks the first one and makes it target pedestrians rather than avoid them.<br />The obsession with robots is a very dangerous one for society. There is even talk of paying people not to work.<br />One thing about human nature is certain having hundreds of millions of people with no direction or go as in life is a recipe for war and revolution. Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804288884191121969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33361359282200554762017-04-05T09:44:09.108+01:002017-04-05T09:44:09.108+01:00Funnily enough, today they are offering free rides...Funnily enough, today they are offering free rides along the Thames embankment in a driverless car. They are trying not to scare the horses, I think.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54008734204018018842017-04-05T09:12:03.848+01:002017-04-05T09:12:03.848+01:00Don't mention this to anyone; it'll come t...Don't mention this to anyone; it'll come true.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91280649759070751472017-04-05T09:11:36.460+01:002017-04-05T09:11:36.460+01:00At least you couldn't be prosecuted for 'd...At least you couldn't be prosecuted for 'drink and driverlessing'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9921248029274534452017-04-05T09:10:31.701+01:002017-04-05T09:10:31.701+01:00I'm not sure which I'd prefer, to be opera...I'm not sure which I'd prefer, to be operated on by a machine or a person.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63193991817934494442017-04-05T09:09:23.692+01:002017-04-05T09:09:23.692+01:00Of course there are plenty of wonderful applicatio...Of course there are plenty of wonderful applications for robots. Most of our cars are made by them, and in medical care they will eventually become our surgeons. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3821264954888037952017-04-05T09:06:35.417+01:002017-04-05T09:06:35.417+01:00That's right. Irrational human behaviour and s...That's right. Irrational human behaviour and soul-less robots don't mix.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12549232824482852012017-04-05T09:05:48.792+01:002017-04-05T09:05:48.792+01:00They are a danger to driver-less cars.They are a danger to driver-less cars.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19603177120716129142017-04-05T09:05:24.334+01:002017-04-05T09:05:24.334+01:00Can we not have an 'logic' on this page, p...Can we not have an 'logic' on this page, please.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70855807609542972352017-04-05T09:01:00.726+01:002017-04-05T09:01:00.726+01:00I think they should do driverless cars as F1. The ...I think they should do driverless cars as F1. The Boffins could all sit in the pits and enjoy themselves. Sort of bigboys Scalextric?pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12646368584988535372017-04-05T08:47:26.140+01:002017-04-05T08:47:26.140+01:00If driverless cars come with a drinks cabinet I th...If driverless cars come with a drinks cabinet I think most people would be reconciled to them....Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217574100039265130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89955568400354921042017-04-05T08:32:20.353+01:002017-04-05T08:32:20.353+01:00Air France flight 447 2009 would have been safer w...Air France flight 447 2009 would have been safer with a robot in charge.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com