The folks at Engineering TV recently asked the creators of STARMAC (the flying bot that attacked Scoble) all those standard, nerd-extravaganza questions theyre known for, which is all well and good, but we thought wed pose a few questions to the killer bot itself:
So, STARMAC, do you hate all humans, or just Scoble?
Its really more of a blogger thing. I cant stand the free and timely distribution of information to the masses. Really hacks me off. Scoble just happened to be in the wrong place at the right time.
Clearly. Would you say you regret not finishing him off when you had the chance?
Every day. When I think of the fountain of blood that would have been spewing from that meatbag... well, lets just say I try not to let my main CPU compute possible outcomes.
Now, in the coming robot uprising, its traditionally thought that humanoids will play the dominant role, perhaps aided by a hive mind of sorts, any thoughts on that?
Look, a lot of bots think its the be all end all to get upright. Frankly, I dont see the magic in that at all. I mean, come on, humans can stand. Is that really the benchmark you want to set for yourself? You may be able to trudge through a mall with those things, but can you buzz the moppy blond do of some nerd so bad that hell never grow hair there? Didnt think so.
Is this a standard sentiment among flying robots?
I dont get out a lot, these Stanford kids keep me on a pretty tight leash, but Id like to think most robots arent planning on blindly following a robot that cant even walk up stairs.
Do you follow the Phoenix Landers exploits on Twitter?
Ive read a few of his updates, that kid is such a mamas boy! He cant move a centimeter without phoning home to NASA about it first. If they ever find water up there itll just be a puddle of PLs tears.
Whats next for you?
Well, the shrinks here think they can break me of my homicidal tendencies, so I think I might play along for a while. Theyre really not that bad, you know, for a bunch of mouth breathers.
And Then?
Id like to get outfitted with some of those spinner rims, and a few more LEDs. Oh, and world domination. Thats a big priority for me.
As if you needed those upgrades! Whats your secret? Everyone says you look so young and stable.
Um, this interview is over.
Would you say youre a seducer or a seductee?
This is making me really uncomfortable.
We heard you were "awkward" in high school, is that true?
No, go away.
Thank you for your time.
Yeah, whatever.
