# Robot grabs; crushes man

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 2, 2015, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030 "2015-07-02T08:31:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030/41 "2015-07-07T00:23:52Z")

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> [@Battle\_Pope](#):
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> Not sure teaching robots to use swords is a good idea.
> 
> …

Ha, half the people here want to train the to drive their cars!

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030/42 "2015-07-07T16:25:02Z")

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Did the robot at least have the courtesy to say “Danger! Danger!” before attacking?

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030/43 "2015-07-07T16:37:40Z")

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> [@kopek](#):
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> Where’s Will Smith when we need him?

[Yoshimi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzlMeTxVdH8) to the rescue!

_Her name is Yoshimi, she’s a black belt in karate  
Working for the city, she has to discipline her body  
Cause she knows that it’s demanding  
to defeat those evil machines…_

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030/44 "2015-07-07T19:09:52Z")

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Crush, kill, destroy!

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**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030/45 "2015-07-07T20:44:48Z")

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As long as they [protect us from the terrible secret of space…](http://youtu.be/7E0ot9iJm_k)

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-grabs-crushes-man/724030/46 "2015-07-07T21:11:51Z")

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Colossus: In time you will come to regard me not only with respect and awe, but with love.

Dr. Forbin: NEVER!

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