Doesn't Pick: RunBot and Other Human Species Ending Projects

Science Fiction has been used for decades as a means to explore current social and political problems in a futuristic arena thereby making the author less prone to getting arrested or burned at the stake. Lately, however, it appears that scientists are using science fiction as a blueprint for disaster-- the end of the human race. Some of the best known science fiction details when robots rise up to take over control of the world; Terminator, Terminator II, Terminator III, The Matrix, I, Robot to name a few. Instead of taking these films as warnings of what could happen, life is attempting to immitate art by creating these power and resource hungry robots. In this recent article scientists in Scotland have advanced our downfall by creating RunBot, a robot with the physique of VR Boy and with the running prowess of a middle-aged soccer mom. Because "RunBot" can't run-- yet. Thus far it simply takes a solid 3 minutes to work itself up to a power-walk. While the robot would have been more appropriately named "Jazzercise-Bot" it is only a matter of time before some scientist in another country gives RunBot the ability to fulfil his destiny.

Do scientists and engineers not see that while they might be creating reality out of fiction, the same isn't true for the heroes of the stories? Arnold Schwartzennegar is a governor now, and I don't think anybody's ready to turn over a truck full of liquid nitrogen to the man. Keanu Reeves had trouble EXPLAINING THE PLOT OF HIS OWN MOVIES! Somebody needs to book the Wachowski brothers to take over Homeland Security in 2036. And Will Smith-- well, Will Smith just might be able to save us.

Until the Inevitable,
Witz