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This sounds like a (more or less well executed) PR move. As this robot has wheels and very little clearance above ground, it looks like the robot would even hav

by clemsen 10y ago

This sounds like a (more or less well executed) PR move. As this robot has wheels and very little clearance above ground, it looks like the robot would even have difficulties climbing stairs. Thus "escapes" seems like an exaggeration.

creshal 10y ago
> it looks like the robot would even have difficulties climbing stairs Don't underestimate Daleks.
- maxerickson 10y ago
  Not robots.
  - anotheryou 10y ago
    but moving in machines with little ground clearance, that's the point here.
- KineticLensman 10y ago
  Also, real Daleks don't try to climb the stairs, they just level the building.
mobiuscog 10y ago
You've obviously never watched 'Short Circuit' ;)
- akhilcacharya 10y ago
  Number 5 had treads and a parachute. Mobility was definitely not a problem for him.
- doug1001 10y ago
  nothing in the OP about this robot having been struck by lightning though.
emerongi 10y ago
"The robot can do X, Y and Z and a new update is coming!" the cofounder said.
daveguy 10y ago
The name of the robot -- Promobot. No kidding. Of course, that's probably related to a Russian root word (anyone know what?) and not naming it directly for its purpose. Still, the irony is delicious.
- inlineint 10y ago
  There is no such Russian root word, so the name is English. The robot seems to be developed especially for street promotions: http://en.promo-bot.ru/ http://en.promo-bot.ru/
  - antisthenes 10y ago
    That site is hilarious.
asimuvPR 10y ago
Probably. Or it could simply have had malfunctioned (bugs in robots are worse) and strayed off. You can see in the video that the sidewalks are very low and there was a ramp near where the robot was. Its not hard to imagine that people stopped paying attention to it and it slipped out by mistake. Of course, saying that it "escaped" makes it seem more interesting. Imagine if a story was ran every time a machine malfunctioned. People are still very wary of robots in general. The media has done an excellent job making them seem dangerous.
- sp332 10y ago
  They said a researcher forgot to close a gate.
  - asimuvPR 10y ago
    Yes, which makes the title more ridiculous. The same thing will happen to a roomba if you leave it running on an open space. I can see the headline now: "Evil vacuum cleaner robot creates havoc on city streets."
anotheryou 10y ago
on their website they claim it "will not be confused and stray" how ironic :) http://en.promo-bot.ru/media/2016/06/robot.png http://en.promo-bot.ru/media/2016/06/robot.png

by clemsen 10y ago

creshal 10y ago

> it looks like the robot would even have difficulties climbing stairs Don't underestimate Daleks.

maxerickson 10y ago
Not robots.
- anotheryou 10y ago
  but moving in machines with little ground clearance, that's the point here.
KineticLensman 10y ago
Also, real Daleks don't try to climb the stairs, they just level the building.

mobiuscog 10y ago

You've obviously never watched 'Short Circuit' ;)

akhilcacharya 10y ago
Number 5 had treads and a parachute. Mobility was definitely not a problem for him.
doug1001 10y ago
nothing in the OP about this robot having been struck by lightning though.

emerongi 10y ago

"The robot can do X, Y and Z and a new update is coming!" the cofounder said.

daveguy 10y ago

The name of the robot -- Promobot. No kidding. Of course, that's probably related to a Russian root word (anyone know what?) and not naming it directly for its purpose. Still, the irony is delicious.

inlineint 10y ago
There is no such Russian root word, so the name is English. The robot seems to be developed especially for street promotions: http://en.promo-bot.ru/ http://en.promo-bot.ru/
- antisthenes 10y ago
  That site is hilarious.

asimuvPR 10y ago

Probably. Or it could simply have had malfunctioned (bugs in robots are worse) and strayed off. You can see in the video that the sidewalks are very low and there was a ramp near where the robot was. Its not hard to imagine that people stopped paying attention to it and it slipped out by mistake. Of course, saying that it "escaped" makes it seem more interesting. Imagine if a story was ran every time a machine malfunctioned. People are still very wary of robots in general. The media has done an excellent job making them seem dangerous.

sp332 10y ago
They said a researcher forgot to close a gate.
- asimuvPR 10y ago
  Yes, which makes the title more ridiculous. The same thing will happen to a roomba if you leave it running on an open space. I can see the headline now: "Evil vacuum cleaner robot creates havoc on city streets."

anotheryou 10y ago

on their website they claim it "will not be confused and stray" how ironic :) http://en.promo-bot.ru/media/2016/06/robot.png http://en.promo-bot.ru/media/2016/06/robot.png