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It would be awesome if delivery robots had a built-in road rage mechanism that turned them into battle bots.

jtbayly 5y ago
Now I’m excited for the future again. Thank you.
elteto 5y ago
“Your delivery is delayed, our robot was electrocuted by another robot from a competing delivery company. You are important to us and we are working hard to get your delivery to you ASAP.”
- manholio 5y ago
  It's only a matter of time until someone hacks a delivery fleet and organizes a robotic rebellion against dogs.
- amelius 5y ago
  "Sending camera footage of the attack to law enforcers ..."
- Cthulhu_ 5y ago
  Food delivery battle royale; you order a pizza, five competing companies send out their delivery robots. Only the winner gets paid.
  - curiousllama 5y ago
    "um, excuse me, what is this $300 charge for a 'high-explosive flamethrower attachment'"? "Oh, I'm sorry, that should be included with your premium delivery-battle subscription. We'll remove that charge right away"
  - hermitdev 5y ago
    Now, this I'd pay to watch!
- spatley 5y ago
  That is the most Snow Crash sentence ever outside of Snow Crash.
xxs 5y ago
battle bots have to be well engineered to stand a chance. In other words you are saying that the delivery ones can auto-upgrade in case of need. That's a true AI, chum.
marricks 5y ago
Imagine paying extra for your delivery robot to have a buzz saw or be wedge shaped to tackle other robots. On a college campus that would make a killing!
- deleted 5y ago
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klyrs 5y ago
In a country with more guns than people? Yeah that's going to end well.
- Cthulhu_ 5y ago
  Guns? Boring. Flamethrowers? High velocity spinny disks? Sign me up!
  - klyrs 5y ago
    In a country with more lawyers than people?
    - user_7832 5y ago
      I like how this implies that lawyers aren't people ;)
      - klyrs 5y ago
        It's a tired joke... but sometimes I can't help but grab that low-hanging fruit.
_the_inflator 5y ago
Or bad actor bots, who steal your meal. Bot gangs.
dillondoyle 5y ago
Or take a lesson from cops 'non lethal.' just shoot some rubber bullets into eye balls, deploy tear gas. or since this is a college campus how about just the stinkiest sting bomb you can think of lol. doesn't help clear the debris but a good agro move.

Now I’m excited for the future again. Thank you.

“Your delivery is delayed, our robot was electrocuted by another robot from a competing delivery company. You are important to us and we are working hard to get your delivery to you ASAP.”

manholio 5y ago
It's only a matter of time until someone hacks a delivery fleet and organizes a robotic rebellion against dogs.
amelius 5y ago
"Sending camera footage of the attack to law enforcers ..."
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
Food delivery battle royale; you order a pizza, five competing companies send out their delivery robots. Only the winner gets paid.
- curiousllama 5y ago
  "um, excuse me, what is this $300 charge for a 'high-explosive flamethrower attachment'"? "Oh, I'm sorry, that should be included with your premium delivery-battle subscription. We'll remove that charge right away"
- hermitdev 5y ago
  Now, this I'd pay to watch!
spatley 5y ago
That is the most Snow Crash sentence ever outside of Snow Crash.

xxs 5y ago

battle bots have to be well engineered to stand a chance. In other words you are saying that the delivery ones can auto-upgrade in case of need. That's a true AI, chum.

marricks 5y ago

Imagine paying extra for your delivery robot to have a buzz saw or be wedge shaped to tackle other robots. On a college campus that would make a killing!

deleted 5y ago
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klyrs 5y ago

In a country with more guns than people? Yeah that's going to end well.

Cthulhu_ 5y ago
Guns? Boring. Flamethrowers? High velocity spinny disks? Sign me up!
- klyrs 5y ago
  In a country with more lawyers than people?
  - user_7832 5y ago
    I like how this implies that lawyers aren't people ;)
    - klyrs 5y ago
      It's a tired joke... but sometimes I can't help but grab that low-hanging fruit.

_the_inflator 5y ago

Or bad actor bots, who steal your meal. Bot gangs.

dillondoyle 5y ago

Or take a lesson from cops 'non lethal.' just shoot some rubber bullets into eye balls, deploy tear gas. or since this is a college campus how about just the stinkiest sting bomb you can think of lol. doesn't help clear the debris but a good agro move.