Roach Hunter (read the description)
Here's a solution to the roach problem -- solar-powered robotic roach killers. Actually, I'm not sure the solar-powered part shown on the toy above would work too well.
A better roach killing option would be an inductively powered killer that can charge up through walls and work in the dark. It probably won't be long before that kind of thing is a reality.
Recently, over 14,000 researchers signed an open letter asking world leaders to ban autonomous killing machines. They have nightmares of swarms of tiny cooperative quad-copters, armed with little 1-gram shaped charges... just big enough to blow off your head.
Thinking about robotics too much can make you paranoid. "Bunches of things cooperating with each other" is where robotic research is focused today ... and where it might get out of hand.
Roach Hunter (read the description)
Here's a solution to the roach problem -- solar-powered robotic roach killers. Actually, I'm not sure the solar-powered part shown on the toy above would work too well.
A better roach killing option would be an inductively powered killer that can charge up through walls and work in the dark. It probably won't be long before that kind of thing is a reality.
Recently, over 14,000 researchers signed an open letter asking world leaders to ban autonomous killing machines. They have nightmares of swarms of tiny cooperative quad-copters, armed with little 1-gram shaped charges... just big enough to blow off your head.
Thinking about robotics too much can make you paranoid. "Bunches of things cooperating with each other" is where robotic research is focused today ... and where it might get out of hand.