<![CDATA[io9: Robot Uprising]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Robot Uprising]]> http://io9.com/tag/robot uprising http://io9.com/tag/robot uprising <![CDATA[Watch a horrifying car ad that shows our robot-dominated future]]> When robots control our entire existence, life will be bleak and joyless, according to this recent Dodge ad, crafted by Carl Erik Rinsch, director of the hot science fiction short The Gift and the upcoming 47 Ronin. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5797794&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[News article from 80 years ago warns of the impending robot age]]> Anxiety over the mechanization of labor isn't a new phenomenon. In 1931, Modern Mechanics asked, "Is man doomed by the machine age?" Learn about the dangers of "robot music" and how miniature golf is a catalyst for economic progress. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5684783&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Meet Suzette, the chat program that convinced an expert she was human]]> Have you met Suzette? If you have, you might not know it — because Suzette has passed the Turing Test. This chatbot convinced a judge that she was a human. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5673836&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The giant robot rampage is here — wear it with pride!]]> A giant killer robot stalks the cityscape, in this awesome new T-shirt from designer Mingo Lamberti, with art by Wesley Van Eerden. It's just part of Lamberti's new "Sci-fi Range" of T-shirts with gorgeous art prints, including steampunk and apes. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5649137&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Denny's Joins The Resistance, Fights The Machines]]> This surprisingly clever Denny's commercial pits humans against machines, when the kitchen helper asks, "When do you think we'll get a human substitute?" Glad to have the Grand Slamwich on our team. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5233704&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sarah Connor's Future Just Keeps Getting Worse]]> Friday's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles proved, once and for all, that the Riley storyline was worth hanging in there for. Not to mention, that a character-driven drama can also raise tough philosophical questions. Spoilers! More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5179498&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[No One's Kicking BigDog, Now That This Robot Has Horns]]> BigDog has been weaponized, with gigantic freaking bull horns. You remember that scary-as-hell walking military bot, whose owners videotaped themselves slo-mo kicking the crap out of him? Now BigDog will have revenge. More »
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