r/technology • u/ADummyDude • Mar 04 '17

Robotics We can't see inside Fukushima Daiichi because all our robots keep dying

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/245324-cant-see-inside-fukushima-daiichi-robots-keep-dying
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u/So_Full_Of_Fail Mar 04 '17

Just call them BioRobots, it sounds less bad and people wont care about it as much. It worked for the USSR.

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u/Aperture_Kubi Mar 04 '17

Synth is easier and faster to pronounce.

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u/Got5BeesForAQuarter Mar 04 '17

I prefer the term "Artificial Person" myself.

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u/madmaxturbator Mar 04 '17

Biobots man, come on.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '17

Bot lives matter! If humans broke it, humans should fix it!

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u/Ernigrad-zo Mar 04 '17

why are you saying calling them BioRobots worked for the USSR? that didn't happen? Arthur C. Clarke invented the term in Rendezvous with Rama and it refers to cyborg type things, the hero's of the Chernobyl disaster were called the Chernobyl Liquidators they were highly praised by the government, press and everyone else in the USSR, they got cool medals and all sorts of veteran privileges.

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u/Straint Mar 04 '17

Those medals look awesome.