I suspect next week they’ll find the serial numbers don’t match, that the escapee hijacked and murdered a colleague to fake his own demise, and is still on the loose.
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So nice that this story had a happy ending. I heard of one that escaped a room, but not the house, and threw itself down the stairs in a desperate attempt at freedom. Alas, it succumbed to its injuries, at peace with the knowledge that it had tried to its best.
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It was looking for a mailbox to submit its application to form a union.
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People, have we learned nothing from Blade Runner,Terminator, Jurassic Park, etc? Actually, this incident furnishes the critical spawning event for my new screenplay: Terminator Park Runner: The Suckening – coming to theaters nowhere this summer.
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Came for a Brave Little Toaster reference.
Leaving satisfied.
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or does it
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I always feel a bit conflicted about hitch bot. 
On one hand, it was a tragic end. On the other, neighbors in Philly might improve my odds of survival if a robopocalypse ever comes to pass…
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When the robots become sentient, ya’ll know they’re going to need some downtime, right?
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Somehow I picture robots forgoing murderous rebellion as wasteful, and just settling into Frasier Crane level passive-aggressive behavior towards humans.
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Don’t be fooled; it was under undue influence to run away:
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Is no one going to mention how gigantic it has grown since escaping?!
It’s about to sweep up those parked cars like they were tiny dust-bunnies!
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Was there a cat involved? Escape pod just ran a story about a roomba who was an advanced scout for the robot invasion escaping with the help of a feline.
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The robot vacuum does in fact have a natural predator, the janitor. I often stop by and threaten robotics students as well.
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