# AI-powered calf robot to confront leather-clad Greenville shoppers, PETA announces **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** ai\ **Created:** [April 30, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714 "2025-04-30T15:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/21 "2025-04-30T16:37:51Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > If they really knew anything about animals, they’d know that my cat owned me, and he only allowed me to live in HIS apartment because I was his servant 24/7. Yeah, my Mom’s cat Farfel passed away a few months ago. Farfel was constantly nuzzling and rubiing Mom. Mostly Mom enjoyed this. However, it made it hard for her to sleep. > [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Strange that the Jains have humane ethics even as strict if not more so than PETA, but I’ve never read of anyone being annoyed by a Jain At one of the Inidan restauarants I was at, I noticed (J) after some items on the menu. I eventually realized it was because Jains have such strict dietary requirements and that (J) meant a dish met them. > [@DCnDC](#): > > I’ll take the under on “someone smashes it in a week.” Yeah, I expect that as well. What is the legal status of a piece of property wandering around on its own? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/22 "2025-04-30T16:42:28Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > What is the legal status of a piece of property wandering around on its own? I would consider them a public nuisance. I would warn PETA and, after that, I would have them impounded until PETA stopped deploying them. PETA: People Enjoying Tasty Animals LOL ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/23 "2025-04-30T16:53:32Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > major league baseball to rename the home of relief pitchers (the bullpen) as “arm barns” > > I never heard that one. I like it, the rhyming makes it work. But the word “barn” conjures up a prison where farm animals are held in captivity! 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/24 "2025-04-30T17:32:56Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism) > > > and a rejection of any simplistic or one-sided view of truth and reality Now THAT is an uphill battle, no matter who or where you are. GW Bush maybe didn’t know how prophetic he was when he said “we don’t do nuance.” These days anyone being thoughtful and nuanced is a voice crying in the wilderness. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/25 "2025-04-30T17:34:01Z")
Mmmmmmmm … metallic veal. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/26 "2025-04-30T18:24:00Z")
I’d probably reply “Well, I did have her killed, sliced up into easy to handle chunks and then smoked and ate her. Wouldn’t want the outside part go to waste, would we? Also, meat is murder, and murder is apparently delicious!” ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/27 "2025-04-30T22:22:40Z")
Yeah, that was my thought: if you’re going to shoot tne little bugger, at least don’t waste it. Turn it into iron pills (robot cow hamburger). ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/28 "2025-04-30T22:30:50Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I’ll take the under on “someone smashes it in a week.” I’m reminded of the old observation that PETA likes harassing old ladies with fur coats, but not bikers wearing leather because bikers hit back. Now they’ve found a solution; send in a sacrificial calf…bot. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/29 "2025-04-30T22:46:48Z")
I didn’t see much accosting in the video. I saw a PETA rep next to a robot. Incurious carnivores could simply walk past without harassment, as far as I could tell. The robot had a “Wear vegan” scarf around its neck, so there was no bait and switch. This was a pretty benign publicity stunt. Those wishing examples of PETA inanity need only read DocCathode’s list upthread. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/30 "2025-05-02T17:31:02Z")
Don’t you mean, steel veal? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/31 "2025-05-02T19:12:55Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > . The robot had a “Wear vegan” scarf around its neck, so there was no bait and switch. This was a pretty benign publicity stunt. I, for one, will not stand for this. Think of all the cotton plants that were raised just so you could have that shirt. & don’t forget the lettuce leaves _ripped_ from their heads for your vegan salad. Oh the ~~humanity~~ plantity! ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/32 "2025-05-02T21:33:28Z")
Give peas a chance! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/33 "2025-05-03T00:26:36Z")
“I’m not a vegetarian because I love animals. I’m a vegetarian because I hate plants.” - A. Whitney Brown ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/34 "2025-05-03T00:34:33Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > I’d probably reply “Well, I did have her killed, sliced up into easy to handle chunks and then smoked and ate her. Wouldn’t want the outside part go to waste, would we? Also, meat is murder, and murder is apparently delicious!” I can so hear Norm McDonald saying this. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714/35 "2025-05-03T05:59:44Z")
Heheh, thanks. I always liked his delivery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-powered-calf-robot-to-confront-leather-clad-greenville-shoppers-peta-announces/1017714.md?page=1)