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Robots are getting laid off in Japan

Jul 13, 2009#1

Hylian

http://gizmodo.com/5313326/robotic-fact ... rest-of-us

One of the dangers of humanizing robots—giving them person-like shapes, names and roles—is that when they face joblessness due to a decrease in demand for manufacturing, you actually feel a little sorry for them.

That's the situation now in Japan, where industrial production has sunk by 40%, leaving scores of mechanized workers with nothing to do. So, they sit.

It gets worse (for robots): industrial robot sales fell by around 60% in the first quarter of the year, which will have unfortunately effects for people outside of the manufacturing world. Why? Who do you think pays for all those ridiculous robot vanity projects we always write about? Yup, it's the same guys who can't move any Catalytic Converters Assemblybot 3000s. Basically, not only will robots continue to lose their jobs—as a genus, if we can call them that, they'll actually start to get less cool.

In a broader context, this is also kind of disturbing. A large, newly-unemployed population with few prospects and a precarious political climate is the classic recipe for the rise of totalitarianism. A large, newly-unemployed robot population with few prospects and a precarious political climate? I don't like the sound of that one bit.

Jul 13, 2009#2

Krisken

Yeah, that's the problem with humanizing objects.

I await the robot revolution and humanities destruction.

Jul 13, 2009#3

@Li3n

OMG... Skynet wasn't a military robot... he was a disgruntled employee...

Jul 13, 2009#4

The Lovely Boehner

I definitely read this thread title without the word "off" and was pretty confused by the OP.

Jul 13, 2009#5

Chibibar

@Li3n said:
OMG... Skynet wasn't a military robot... he was a disgruntled employee...

And now we know the truth

edit: unlike human counterpart, they don't get unemployment. No wonder these robot are disgruntle.

Jul 13, 2009#6

Shegokigo

Actually it reminds me more of the story of the Animatrix.

Jul 13, 2009#7

Shakey

Don't worry, they'll soon be reworked into sex bots.

Jul 13, 2009#8

Denbrought

Next thing we know them robots will be asking for rights! It ain't enough with stealing awr jerbs anymore!?

Shegokigo said:
Actually it reminds me more of the story of the Animatrix.

Ditto.

Jul 13, 2009#9

Green_Lantern

Denbrought said:
Shegokigo said:

Actually it reminds me more of the story of the Animatrix.

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Ditto.

Tritto

Jul 13, 2009#10

Krisken

Green_Lantern said:
Denbrought said:

Shegokigo said:

Actually it reminds me more of the story of the Animatrix.

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Ditto.

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Tritto

Quitto?

Jul 13, 2009#11

Gurpel

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I definitely read this thread title without the word "off" and was pretty confused by the OP.

why? it's japan.

Jul 13, 2009#12

Gusto

Will work for lithium cells.

Jul 13, 2009#13

AshburnerX

You know times are tough when your getting a hand job from one of these bad boys.

Jul 13, 2009#14

Chazwozel

Charlie Dont Surf said:
I definitely read this thread title without the word "off" and was pretty confused by the OP.

same

Jul 14, 2009#15

Chibibar

Krisken said:
Yeah, that's the problem with humanizing objects.

I await the robot revolution and humanities destruction.

Heh... Since they are "humanize" type robots, I guess convert them to sex robot shouldn't be that hard (yea it was already mention) but I couldn't resist.

Jul 14, 2009#16

Shegokigo

Chibibar said:
Krisken said:

Yeah, that's the problem with humanizing objects.

I await the robot revolution and humanities destruction.

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Heh... Since they are "humanize" type robots, I guess convert them to sex robot shouldn't be that hard (yea it was already mention) but I couldn't resist.

I mean there already is a sex doll market, why not some animated/robotosized ones?

Jul 14, 2009#17

Chibibar

Shegokigo said:
Chibibar said:

Krisken said:

Yeah, that's the problem with humanizing objects.

I await the robot revolution and humanities destruction.

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Heh... Since they are "humanize" type robots, I guess convert them to sex robot shouldn't be that hard (yea it was already mention) but I couldn't resist.

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I mean there already is a sex doll market, why not some animated/robotosized ones?

...... that is kinda creepy.

Jul 14, 2009#18

Shegokigo

She just wants to love you long time. :retard:

Jul 14, 2009#19

AshburnerX

Jul 14, 2009#20

JCM

Am I the only one who read that as "robots are getting laid in Japan"?

Jul 15, 2009#21

@Li3n

JCM said:
Am I the only one who read that as "robots are getting laid in Japan"?

No, but you're the only one so far that made it so obvious he didn't read the thread...

Jul 15, 2009#22

Shegokigo

@Li3n said:
JCM said:

Am I the only one who read that as "robots are getting laid in Japan"?

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No, but you're the only one so far that made it so obvious he didn't read the thread...

:uhhuh:

Jul 15, 2009#23

JCM

Shegokigo said:
@Li3n said:

JCM said:

Am I the only one who read that as "robots are getting laid in Japan"?

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No, but you're the only one so far that made it so obvious he didn't read the thread...

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:uhhuh:

Touché

Jul 15, 2009#24

chakz

Wow. Of all the dystopian Robot futures science fiction has warned us about I never saw this one coming.

-- Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:47 pm --

This actually sounds like it could make for a great science fiction story.

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