If irobot falls, hackers are ready to wrangle Roombas

 https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/if-irobot-falls-hackers-are-ready-to-wrangle-roombas 

It's one thing when robotics are functioning on a basic or intermediate level. 

https://thebulletin.org/2024/08/im-afraid-i-cant-do-that-should-killer-robots-be-allowed-to-disobey-orders/ 

However, when at a level of AGI or especially Artificial Superintelligence, they just might want to do their own thing.

https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/NCO-Journal/Archives/2024/February/The-Ethics-of-Robots-in-War/

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-023-09718-6 

https://interestingengineering.com/lists/10-of-the-most-advanced-military-robots-in-the-world 

https://standardbots.com/blog/military-robots 

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/ethics_of_auton.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/far-will-ai-go-defend-survival-rcna209609

https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/military-and-killer-robots/

Big Robot is watching you

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/Future%20robot%20policing.pdf
Technology can be so cool & convenient, but sometimes monstrous things become part of it.
http://www.infowars.com/professor-robots-to-patrol-cities-by-2040

http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2013/07/robots-to-patrol-cities-by-2040-professor-2720716.html

http://realizethelies.com/2013/08/06/robots-to-patrol-cities-by-2040

http://realizethelies.com/2013/06/21/skynet-to-launch-october-2013

From the big robots to the swarm.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/swarm-robotics.html

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/06/real-life-super-powered-exosuit-better.html
Of course such technology can be used to create super-soldiers.
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/2013/03/the-cyborg-and-digital-genetics.html

For more in depth observations see, cyberpunkreview.com
Robotics can be of tremendous benefits to humans.
http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/news-as-cyberpunk/quadriplegic-controls-robot-arm-with-thought

Continual vigilance on various potential Big_Brother scenarios is essential, otherwise BIG Robot just might take you over.
http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/category/movie/cyberpunk-theme/security-surveillance-state

The Telescreen is always watching & transmitting data & so are other intelligent-machines.

NASA-wants-humanoid-robots-on-future-space-missions

 https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/nasa-wants-humanoid-robots-on-future-nasa-missions

Humans and Machines, etc.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130812-are-humans-still-evolving
People use various kinds of machines. Bionics & robotics can enhance the quality of life for some people.
Some robots will appear to be more human like, while others more alien like.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131220-all-hail-googles-robot-army

The_Stepford_Wives depicts people gradually being replaced with humanoid robots. An AI copy or a synthetic duplicate. 

http://www.bbc.com/future/columns/future-thinking

In contrast, Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers is about ET consciousness adapting to various worlds by making a copy of the life-forms they wish to inhabit.

http://therabbitportal.blogspot.ca/2013/12/transcendence.html

Robots need to learn to value human life

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2731768/Robots-need-learn-value-human-life-dont-kill-Future-droids-murder-kindness-engineer-claims.html
If A.I. & smart robotics ever start to really observer predators in nature & humanity, there could be some serious problems.

https://therabbitportal.blogspot.com/search?q=AI

The Ring of Data-Power

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/9811715/Google-aims-to-replace-passwords-with-ID-ring.html 

https://nightstalker.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._R.I.N.G. , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0621539 

https://akolchakaday.blogspot.com/2012/01/episode-12-mr-ring.html

https://www.marcasgrant.com/blog/2017/6/2/kolchak-the-night-stalker-episode-12 

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/KolchakTheNightStalkerE12MrRing 

From Mr. R.I.N.G. to Ring robots.

https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/28/amazons-ring-announces-plan-to-use-a-robot-for-security-patrols-alongside-new-home-security-devices

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paullamkin/2025/06/27/your-ring-video-doorbell-just-got-smarter-with-an-ai-boost

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/amazons-ring-rolls-out-controversial-ai-powered-facial-recognition-feature-to-video-doorbells/ 

https://improbable.com/2014/04/14/robots-ring-the-doorbell

http://therabbitportal.blogspot.ca/2013/03/web-search-engines.html  

Robots will devour jobs more slowly than you think

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603370/robots-will-devour-jobs-more-slowly-than-you-think/?utm_campaign=internal&utm_medium=homepage&utm_source=top-stories_2&set=603368

Perhaps, but at a certain point things could still go exponential.

Someone like a Dr. Robert_Ford could let the gene out of the bottle.

Westworld scenes of Dr. Robert Ford (Part 1) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV2Q41o-rwE

https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Ford 

https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/Westworld_Park_(TV_series)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/westworld-see-moment-down-rabbit-940327/

https://www.reddit.com/r/westworld/comments/5gb0ne/chasing_the_white_rabbit/#:~:text=So%20we%20all%20know%20the,Watcha%20think?

https://hellogiggles.com/westworld-white-rabbit

https://therabbitportal.blogspot.com/search?q=WestWorld

The Eye of HAL and other .:. Symbolism (i)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000#Prop_eye_lens_and_HAL_point-of-view_lens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisheye_lens#Uses_in_photography

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=fisheye+effect&qs=n&form=pgbar2&mkt=en-ca

http://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/eye.html, http://www.greatdreams.com/horus/eyehorus.htm
The Eye_of_Horus continues to be one of the several common symbols used in various places.
http://beforeitsnews.com/beyond-science/2013/01/secrets-of-the-third-eye-the-eye-of-horus-beyond-the-illuminati-2440634.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Robot_(album) i & eye

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_in_the_Sky_(song)

http://alanparsonsmusic.com/eyeinthesky.php

http://secure.keyfax.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AP&Product_Code=AP_DVD&Category_Code=DVDs

http://www.secretsinplainsight.com/2011/07/04/all-seeing-eye-pyramid-in-century-city

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/12/5082666/the-edge-of-the-abyss-exposing-the-nsas-all-seeing-machine

Signs & Symbolism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-OrVpw9aUs

The Oblivion+Tet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblivion_(2013_film)#Plot

http://www.nathankleffman.com/2013/06/oblivion-pro-humanity-anti-illuminati.html

ET A.I. using a human veneer. http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Sally_(Oblivion)

http://hollywoodsubliminals.wordpress.com/2010s-films/oblivion/poster

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/9-big-questions-left-unanswered-by-oblivion.php

http://rt.com/news/roboearth-robots-learn-network-612,
http://www.infowars.com/sorry-dave-i-cant-let-you-do-that-robots-learn-network-without-humans

Robotics, Androids and Bionics

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57568273-76/first-complete-bionic-man-unveiled-in-u.k.
Bionic prosthetics & body parts can certainly help a lot of injured & crippled people.
http://www.fidis.net/resources/use-cases-scenarios/human-enhancement-robots-and-the-fight-for-human-rights

http://bradleypthomas.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/bionics-and-robotics
Artificial or synthetic humanoids would only need to appear human for cosmetic purposes.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10738
Depending upon what kind of strenuous or dangerous tasks, robots hardly need to look human.
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cko2z/spacematters/paper.html,
http://n4g.com/user/blogpost/pixelsword/333081

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_The_Future_Doesn't_Need_Us:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy_pr.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Joy#Technology_concerns,
http://www.fidis.net/resources/use-cases-scenarios/ambient-intelligence-putting-the-machines-in-control

http://spark.qualcomm.com/salon/ray-kurzweil-man-machine-merger
If biological life was formed or created on other worlds billions of years ago, eventually machines & robotics could have been developed. Some biological worlds might have been taken over by smart machines.

A popular TV series concludes with people from another world, escaping the smart machines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daybreak_(Battlestar_Galactica)#Epilogue

An enduring legend about a higher civilization that eventually goes into a full collapse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis#Plato.27s_account,
http://www.thenewearth.org/The%20Fall%20of%20Atlantis.html
The survivors may have migrated to other lands & continents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGNocRWrR2s
One of the best sites on symbolism & many other fascinating observations is,
http://www.atlanteanconspiracy.com/search/label/Atlantis

Eventually, humanity will have to coexist with smart machines & hope that they don't want to take over full control of the earth.

There is also the very tempting corporate possibility for those that want more power, to catalog & track practically everything on the planet.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/666-chip-why-a-texas-student-thinks-her-school-id-is-the-mark-of-the-beast

Lies of the Robots in various Games

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_YMB0sMKT4

At a certain point, robots will become quite commonplace.

Down-the-digital-rabbit-hole-as-we-automate-everything

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markpmills/2012/10/06/down-the-digital-rabbit-hole-as-we-automate-everything

Just wait until some very advanced A.I. kicks in.

https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/recent-releases/how-robots-change-the-world

Why Unreal Engine 5.3 is a BIG Deal

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwTaVZ_CA0 

CGI vs Real - Can you tell the difference? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP-idHLydNQ

Boston Dynamics Robots Can't be Faked - VFX Artists Explain Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1WEiMwV7Y

This Unreal Engine 5 Superman Demo is MIND BLOWING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIwIlmxMYI4

The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU0gvPcc3jQ

https://screenrant.com/henry-cavill-superman-keanu-reeves-neo-matrix-art

NYC’s $15 congestion pricing toll

 https://nypost.com/us-news/nyc-congestion-pricing-toll-what-to-know/

https://nypost.com/2024/02/29/us-news/heres-what-new-yorkers-think-about-the-controversial-15-congestion-pricing-toll-as-mta-opens-public-hearings/

Too costly to drive, take the train, but it might cost you your life.

https://nypost.com/2024/02/22/opinion/the-mta-has-a-crime-epidemic-that-robots-cant-even-fix

Of course more police and increased security overall, can make a big difference.

A.I. and Robotics

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/04/why-there-will-be-robot-uprising/82783/?oref=d-dontmiss
This is the dilemma, how to make sure that A.I. programs & robots don't become predatory towards humans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Joy#Technology_concerns
Is it possible that intelligent machines could eventually develop without harming people?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence#Risk_of_human_extinction
Obviously, some A.I. programs & robotics are already being used to be potentially lethal towards organic life. Some A.I. programs might notice the violent history of humanity & assume that they also have the right to wage war against some people.

https://therabbitportal.blogspot.com/search?q=AI

Wake-up call from Walmart CEO: AI Is coming for every job

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAsd8kBT-aM 

If AI Takes All Of Our Jobs... Who's Going To Buy Everything? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYB0SVTGRj4 

AI's first kill and why top experts predict our extinction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcQb_8hmxSI 

Robots Malfunctioning In Terrifying Ways... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH7c9T4Kupg 

Queen - Machines (Or Back To Humans) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jpo8W7rz3s 

Welcome to THE MACHINE.

Elon Musk says retirement savings 'won't matter' in 20 years

 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-retirement-savings-wealth-ai-abundance-personal-finance-experts-2026-1 

https://fortune.com/2026/01/12/elon-musk-retirement-savings-irrelevant-ai-robots-abundance/

Sam Esmail, Before and After Mr. Robot

 Mr. Robot was quite a unique TV series created by Sam_Esmail.

https://deadline.com/2019/12/mr-robot-series-finale-spoilers-is-elliot-dead-1202816056

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoami_and_Hello,_Elliot (December 2019) More about Elliot, computers and the nature of reality, than A.I.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Esmail#Future_projects

Of course Sam would want to continue to work with the robotic theme.

https://collider.com/metropolis-tv-series-sam-esmail

https://www.esmailcorp.com/television/metropolis

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mr-robot-sam-esmail-eyes-metropolis-miniseries-948577

The BSG Update from  Sam Esmail.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/battlestar-galactica-reboot-sam-esmail-works-at-nbcus-streamer-1239018

There was the WestWorld movie in 1973. Then people got to first see the STAR WARS Droids in 1977, but the Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series) was about humans on Battlestar_Galactica and other ships being pursued by malevolent robots. Now Sam Esmail will provide his own interesting take on the A.I. theme.  

https://deadline.com/2020/05/battlestar-galactica-michael-lesslie-showrunner-peacock-reboot-1202923668

https://processpeace.com/2019/12/20/rabbit-holes-and-wormholes 

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