Robots to Wash Cars? Robots to Replace Obnoxious Rent-A-Cops

From: Lance (Soon I hope? Technology Review SmartSolutions)
Remote Name: 66.82.48.1
Date: 28 Nov 2003
Time: 17:28:12

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Rent-A-Cop Robot About to Outsource the Wal-Mart Security Guard? Pfizer has a cool new robotic security guard, which could have quite a few uses. For instance this robot: http://www.activrobots.com/ROBOTS/p2dx.html . Now then imagine the Wal-Mart parking lot security guard coming up to you and saying: “You have been caught on film, you are parked in a Handicap Zone, please move other wise this data which has already been sent will not be deleted and you will receive a ticket for $250.00 against your license plate and you will not be able to renew your plates without payment of this fine.”…”This is a warning of such violation”…”You have three minutes to comply” and then it simply drives over to the red one to alert another customer that they are in a red zone. Or a kid doing donuts in the parking lot that he needs to leave the premises at once. Or another man loitering and perhaps ready to do a drug deal and simply advise them your license number and picture has been sent to the main data bank for possible police intervention. It could also be used to patrol the borders with a machine gun on top of it? http://www.activrobots.com/ROBOTS/p2at.html and Don’t laugh these could be in Iraq soon? http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/SARGE.html and http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/Dixie.html . Really this is closer than you think it is. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/newsweek/newsletter/futurewar.asp . By outsourcing jobs to robots instead of overseas we can prevent problems of workers who do not seem to wish to do their jobs correctly. Also it is hard to sue a robot since it will not attempt to catch the culprit, already has them on tape. The data or tape already sent and even disabling the robot will not do any good, since the data has been sent already. With an 850 MHz on board processor and built in communication system once it takes the picture you are toast. Pfizer is not the only company using them to patrol boarders of facilities, soon you will see them everywhere. Technology will some day eliminate crime, perhaps war as well as some Futurists predict now. Lots of cool technology going on these days. http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/EngrCollective.html We have been studying robotics believing that within two decades you can get a robot that will amongst other things wash your car too: http://www.parthe.net/_cwg0803/00000024.htm and http://www.parthe.net/_cwg0803/00000053.htm . And how about the cars which drive themselves and/or you for your errands like in the movie; “Minority Report” http://www.parthe.net/_cwg1003/00000033.htm . Robotics have come a long way, from building cars to doing menial tasks and now for doing very risky tasks such as finding land mines: http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/perimeterdetection.html Which we believe is very important or how about deactivating bombs for the bomb squads? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/robots/hazard/ and http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/16/1060936101778.html . We have lots of thoughts on mankind’s most important uses of technologies: http://www.parthe.net/_cwg0703/00000087.htm All Industries should be collaborating and sharing data in my un-Pro-fesh-in-AL Opinion? http://www.parthe.net/_cwg0703/00000051.htm . So then how long will it be until mankind makes robots to wash cars and thus helps us save money in the washing process? Two decades tops, so if you want a job, better apply now. Lance@carwashguys.com

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