We all express mirth at Futurama ’s prediction of a murderous , vengeful Robot Santa in the year 3,000 . But it turns out we ’re not really that far from the borgs taking over Christmas .
The Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich probably think it was creating a heartwarming Christmas greeting featuring its rolling , walking , and flying automaton . But in realness , it’sa abrasive lookat what Christmas could become if we ’re not deliberate . Robotic Rudolphs ? Flying laggard delivering gifts instead of sleigh ? No thank you . [ ETH Zurich Autonomous Systems LabviaThe NXT StepviaMake ]
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