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Old 24th November 2007, 11:34 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Nanorobots - Can it get out of control?

There's a novel by Michael Crichton about this...makes interesting reading.

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Originally Posted by UM
Now you may wish to be surrounded by robots (with Windows Android v6 running on them) to meet your needs when you can no longer look after yourself. I'd rather be helped by humans
But this can only be available to a certain population level - surely there would be a tip-over point when the number of people supplying the care is overwhelmed by the number of those needing it.
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