Robotic Panic
Fifty years before The Terminator gave us apocalyptic visions of the future,
the robot revolution had already begun.
In the 1932, an American newspaper published this startling headline:
The accompanying article told a story about an inventor, whose robot suddenly fired a gun at him. The panicked inventor escaped with his life, and said he “always knew it would happen one day.” Is this incident the first of a massive robot uprising?! |
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The truth is, new technology has always inspired fear.
In the 1930s, musicians were afraid that recorded music would destroy their livelihoods.
Today, some people scapegoat videogames for normalising violence.
As a safety company, we at PDS embrace technology because it’s an incredible tool for keeping us safe. |
The Blackline Personal Monitor is a device that simply wouldn’t have been possible a generation ago. It automatically logs worker activity, sends an automatic distress call when it senses danger, and can be configured to detect a large variety of gases.
No worker should enter a confined space without this robotic guardian angel at their side.
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