The fate of Steve the security robot has become a parable for our times
It’s 30 years since Robocop came out, and its vision of the future of law enforcement appears to remain some way off.
Probably for the best.
Our D.C. office building got a security robot. It drowned itself.
We were promised flying cars, instead we got suicidal robots. pic.twitter.com/rGLTAWZMjn
— Bilal Farooqui (@bilalfarooqui) July 17, 2017
Here is Steve in happier times.
My remembrance moment with Steve the Robot, just last Friday. We were such good friends; he looked so happy and healthy @bilalfarooqui pic.twitter.com/JMUzVpw24a
— Guillermo Meneses (@Gil_Meneses) July 17, 2017
Could it have something to do with this?
i printed out a short story from the short story machine and read it to the cop robot pic.twitter.com/UKwYwkBUil
— law dog, esq. (@ggooooddddoogg) July 14, 2017
WHAT DID THE STORY SAY????? pic.twitter.com/FjTcE9GM1S
— mark mcbride (@mccv) July 17, 2017
It’s not the only question people had.
what kind of robot was this, can you elaborate because this is hilarious and i want to write about it
— Jack Crosbie (@jscros) July 17, 2017
That's a Knightscope robot
— Ryan Thompson (@ultimatepulse) July 17, 2017
What's it function?
— Jan (@janjr0958) July 17, 2017
To pass butter.
— Steven Money (@stevenamoney) July 17, 2017
