November 24, 2014
"If you step in front of the K5, or otherwise interfere with it, it will gently warn you with some chimes— but if you don't move, an 'ear-piercing alarm' is triggered," the report notes.Unless, of course, you need help. If you find yourself in harm's way, you can press a button at the top of the K5, and it will summon help from headquarters.
So if you're laying on the ground with a broken leg, and have the misfortune to be in the robot's way, you get treated to non-stop "ear-piercing alarm" which can only be stopped by standing up on your broken leg to reach the button on the top of the 5-foot-tall security robot.
Who designed this?
Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Weird World at
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Posted by: Pixy Misa at November 24, 2014 11:38 PM (PiXy!)
Major mistake, never stand up on a broken leg. You can't walk on one anyway, so the effort is pointless.
Seriously, while this sounds stupid, remember, this is a *popular* press account of a technical matter. All the stupid probably derived from the reporter, who didn't think it was worth mentioning the three or four other ways of triggering a help request.
Posted by: Brett Bellmore at November 25, 2014 03:34 AM (L5yWw)
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Posted by: Siergen at November 25, 2014 03:01 PM (r3+4f)
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Spoilers which are not properly tagged will be ruthlessly deleted on sight.
Also, I hate unsolicited suggestions and advice. (Even when you think you're being funny.)
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