Man shot by killer robot

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shadow2get

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19 Mar 08

AN 81-year-old Gold Coast man built, and yesterday used, an intricate suicide machine to remotely shoot himself, after downloading the plans from the internet.

The Burleigh Heads man, who lived alone, left notes of his plans and thoughts as he struggled to come to terms with demands by interstate relatives that he move out his home and into care.

He spent hours searching the internet for a way to kill himself, downloaded what he needed and then built a complex machine that would remotely fire a gun.

He set the device up in his driveway about 7am yesterday, placed himself in front of it and set it in motion.

His notes explained that he chose the driveway as he knew there were tradesmen working next door who would find his body. The plan worked as the workmen heard the gunshots and ran to investigate.

The Gold Coast Bulletin will not reveal how the machine worked, but it was attached to a .22 semi-automatic pistol loaded with four bullets.

It was able to fire multiple shots into the man's head after he activated it.

Suicide experts told The Gold Coast Bulletin that such machines were not unheard of, but were very rare.

In November last year, a euthanasia campaigner who once compared her plight to that of a sick dog, took her own life, ending her battle with bladder cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Warwick mother-of-four June Burns, 67, was finally at peace after taking her life, said her husband Bob.

Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke said she died after using a drug she had kept since the late 1990s.

Mr Burns said his wife had been comforted during her illness by the fact she had a way to end her life.
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QwertyManiac

QwertyManiac

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This behavior is a contradiction of the first and second (half) laws of Robotics. :))

But lacking AI, I don't think it'd have done anything else.
 
Voldy

Voldy

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Shot by a robot ...
well its very rare news
i wonder how our news channel would highlighting these news if it reached to them :lol:
 
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raj_goelin2001

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One day only technique will be there no man else.
This is the starting soon metal wil convert itself in any shape.
Be ready everyone.:rolleyes:
 
DigitalDude

DigitalDude

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There is nothing to blame on robots guys why are you all mad ??

this is nothing different than shooting oneself with a gun instead of a hand he just use some machine... as simple as that..

the title of the article is just an attention grabbing gimmick :(


the problem here are not robots but humans and human relations only just like it was 1000 years ago




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Cool G5

Cool G5

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Waste of life.
If he had to suicide,why didn't he do it in a obvoius way like jumping from skyscraper?
Built a robot & ask him to shoot.Crap.
Was he trying to become famous by doing such unusual feat?
 
Faun

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asnvin said:
What's the fault of the robot. He did as it was instructed to him by the maker. It depends upon the user how to use a thing(in a good way or bad).
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and whats the fault when the robot's circuits are at fault.

porbably things gonna get bad sooner.
 
Faun

Faun

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actually he wanted to punish all humanity, including him.

So the battle has begun, be ready comrades :p
 
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