That some things in science fiction have come true is NOT a good reason to bring up a fucking robot apocalypse every time a robot is posted to hacker news.

I pay attention to these things. It really is pretty much every time a robot is brought up that someone who thinks they are clever says "Terminator!"

As was already pointed out here, this is so far from a sentient robot it isn't even funny. It is also really far from the T-1000. Really, really far.

People, please learn a thing or two about robotics or AI before making such an infantile assertion. Did you ever think it is bad for society to be so wild? You know, the popular idea in media where science = mad lone wolf scientist? Robots are pretty much the coolest way to learn engineering, and I'm just sick of people who add nothing to the conversation.

I apologize if it wasn't clear. My comment was in no way intended to add a cliche to the noise so much as to comment on the music selection. Perhaps robotics researchers would be taken more seriously if they took themselves more seriously.

For example, I've seen dozens of Asimo video clips. Asimo is magnitudes closer to being a sentient robot than this rubber ball thingy, but I've never seen an Asimo video clip that devolved into Hollywood style quick cuts with apocalyptic background music. So, I've never thought to make this sort of comment regarding Asimo.

Actually you don't know much about ASIMO if you think it is closer to being sentient than the rubber ball. It is a dumb mobility platform with a few sensors that aren't really used.

There was nothing in the music that made it ominous to me. It was trying to show a dynamic mobility platform. Electronic music != robot apocalypse.