Tuesday 15 April 2008

You'll Own Slaves By 1965


From Modern Mechanics:

In 1863, Abe Lincoln freed the slaves. But by 1965, slavery will be back! We'll all have personal slaves again, only this time we won't fight a Civil War over them. Slavery will be here to stay.

Don't be alarmed. We mean 'robot slaves.' Let's take a peek into the future to see what the Robot Age will bring. It is a morning of 1965...

(via Dark Roasted Blend)

3 comment(s):

Namowal (Jennifer Bourne) said...

I love the optimism of these old "the future will be so cool!" articles!
I want an endtable like the one on the right, but only if it's programmed to dust itself.

Anonymous said...

Hmm could you modify a Roomba? It wouldn't dust itself, but it would clean the rest of the house. Well, at least the carpet.

Canopenner said...

"robots are multiplying with a fecundity that the human race has never achieved"

I would like to see them cite a source for that fact. The ignorance is laughable.