Robots could demand legal rights

[NaiLed]

Robots could one day demand the same citizen's rights as humans, according to a study by the British government.

If granted, countries would be obliged to provide social benefits including housing and even "robo-healthcare", the report says.

full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6200005.stm

seems a bit far-fetched, but then a lot of the things we have now techology-wise did 20 years ago

[Fluffz]

we are gona see a tight race for equal rights between robots and DNA modified animals and woman.

[Ewan]

I think someone's been reading a bit too much Asimov.

[Jerome Scuggs]

humanity - so advanced we give things rights before we can even make them happen

[Scurvy]

maybe we should concentrate on making sure our human population all has equal rights before we move on to robots

[Subjugation]

I checked 3x to make sure this thread was not created by T0NE.

[Doc Flabby]

I could make a robot that can do that now. not really hard

[ZeUs!!]

I'm going to demand the right not to give this sunburst fender strat back