Sometimes you have either got to laugh or despair at the reactions of our fellow human beings.
Recently a US company announced that it had finished the first stage of development for a biomass engine system designed to power a robot. The robot was being designed as an autonomous platform able to perform long‑range, long‑endurance missions without the need for manual or conventional refuelling.
Interesting application of science or world threatening development?
Well apparently enough people thought that this development meant the company had developed a zombie robot that it issued a press release denying the rumours, stating:
“We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,” stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone’s CEO. “We are focused on demonstrating that our engines can create usable, green power from plentiful, renewable plant matter. The commercial applications alone for this earth-friendly energy solution are enormous.”
This sounds like corporate weasel words if you ask me…I, for one, do not believe them and I am already planning how to appease our coming robot zombie overlords (or is it zombie robot overlords?).
