SourceI never imagined I’d print a press release in full. Then, an hour ago, Howard Lovy e-mailed me the most incredible press release of all time…
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.– In response to rumors circulating the internet on sites such as FoxNews.com, FastCompany.com and CNET News about a “flesh eating” robot project, Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets:CYPW) and Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) would like to set the record straight: This robot is strictly vegetarian.
On July 7, Cyclone announced that it had completed the first stage of development for a beta biomass engine system used to power RTI’s Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR™), a Phase II SBIR project sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office. RTI’s EATR is an autonomous robotic platform able to perform long-range, long-endurance missions without the need for manual or conventional re-fueling.
RTI’s patent pending robotic system will be able to find, ingest and extract energy from biomass in the environment. Despite the far-reaching reports that this includes “human bodies,” the public can be assured that the engine Cyclone has developed to power the EATR runs on fuel no scarier than twigs, grass clippings and wood chips – small, plant-based items for which RTI’s robotic technology is designed to forage. Desecration of the dead is a war crime under Article 15 of the Geneva Conventions, and is certainly not something sanctioned by DARPA, Cyclone or RTI.
“We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,” stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone’s CEO. “We are focused on demonstrating that our engines can create usable, green power from plentiful, renewable plant matter. The commercial applications alone for this earth-friendly energy solution are enormous.” (emphasis in the original)
Company Denies its Robots Feed on the Dead
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We now live in the onion.
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People are idiots. Too many of them have proven that on Facebook when commenting on even a fake picture or story.
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True, but compared to some this is nothing. At least there's some vague connection between "fuelled by biomass" and "eats dead people". This, on the other hand, makes you wonder about the sentience of the species.
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Wait... they understand that?We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population
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This:
could be one of the most epic lines ever published by the simple addition of, "...yet."“We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,”
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This could be fodder for a great science fiction B-movie.
We've had giant insects feeding on Humans. We've had aliens taking Humans for food. Now, we have...
THE MAN-EATING ROBOTS!
It's the near future and robotic house-keepers are common. They live alongside us, taking care of our children, our loved-ones. Until a computer virus sweeps the world, and the robotic servants are now EATING their masters!
We've had giant insects feeding on Humans. We've had aliens taking Humans for food. Now, we have...
THE MAN-EATING ROBOTS!
It's the near future and robotic house-keepers are common. They live alongside us, taking care of our children, our loved-ones. Until a computer virus sweeps the world, and the robotic servants are now EATING their masters!
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"Dragons can't change who they are, and who would want them to? Dragons are powerful, amazing creatures."--Hiccup, Dragons: Riders of Berk