Robo-party clown ignores Asimov's first law of robotics
by Jason Weisberger · Boing BoingThis clown was clearly a big hit, or rather, a kick!
It seems that a robotic party clown didn't get Asimov's First Law of Robotics: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. This robotic John Wayne Gacy went straight for it.
Previously:
• A clown fought a robot in 1897, and we can finally watch it
• Here's why we don't have robot butlers yet
• We Robot conference: legal and policy issues related to robotics
• Domestic robot costs $20k and requires remote operators to watch your home and control the robot