Police in Washington County, Oregon, have responded to a distress call from a woman claiming her home was being burgled, only to discover a robotic vacuum trapped inside the bathroom.
Woman calls 911 over home invader. It was a Roomba.
Of course some day, someone really will figure out how to use a robot to do a burglary. Or, more likely, subvert one via your smart home.
We’ll be talking about what robots are actually coming, what they may do, and how we should prepare for it, at We Robot 2019, which starts tomorrow. Advance registration is closed, but on-site registration will be available.
