Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/09/12/bull-ants-swarm-a-clockwork-to.html
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I OTOH see a sad little robot, compelled to go on a suicide mission against an implacable foe. Still trying to move and do what he is told even after he is brought to the ground.
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Suggest campaign stop for Drumpf.
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So they’ll attack any moving thing that comes into their territory?
This reminds me of the time a friend of mine went to mow his lawn while the cicadas were swarming. They found the sound of the lawnmower surprisingly attractive. After a few minutes he just had to walk away and leave the mower running until it ran out of gas.
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Too much romance, not enough human killing.
Incidentally, I have that same toy robot.
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20160912 – SkyNet field evaluation #27018 – result: SUCCESS
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Good thing Noah remembered to put two of these on the ark, and good thing they were able to walk all the way to Australia.
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I am reminded of Them!
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What’s that music? It’s not Morton Subotnick’s The Wild Bull…
also:
Leiningen Versus the Ants (text)
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Bugs, Mr Rico!! Zillions of ‘em! I’m a-burnin’ 'em down!
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Oh, the robotity!
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I bet the Every-Ready Bunny could really kick some ant ass and not just lay there twitching.
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Boston Dynamics seems to be going in an unexpectedly retro direction with this current line of R&D…
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That’s right. Just leave me here fallen over, with all these Terran life-forms swarming pointlessly over me. It was bad enough that I had this pain in all the diodes down my left side. I’m so depressed.
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Alternatively “Valiant ants defend their home against huge invading mechanical monstrosity”
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Exhibit C at our trial before our future robot overlords?
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I wouldn’t even get close enough to record that.
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