Jun 22 2009Robot Train Goes Rogue, Kills Track Inspector
An unmanned computerized train car in Miami allegedly ran over an employee while he was inspecting the tracks of the Metromover rail system. Uh-oh.
The accident happened Saturday. The computerized vehicle, which is not driven by a conductor, was stopped, but moved forward for an unknown reason.
Unknown reason, huh? How about THAT ROBOT TRAIN IS A BLOODTHIRSTY KILLER?! *ringing bell* The apocalypse, it's here! Quick -- to the bunker! Bring snakes! SNACKS, I MEANT SNACKS GO GO GO GO
Florida Man Killed By Computerized Vehicle While Inspecting Tracks [foxnews]
Thanks to Matt, holliebean, D.M., Jeff, Nathaniel, renegade and Joel, who I WASN'T KIDDING RUN RUN RUN!
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Reader Comments
1. naas - June 22, 2009 12:15 PM
In a world where most robots and robotix are just fiiiine with me, THIS IS NOT
2. 24-bit whore - June 22, 2009 12:20 PM
Shouldn't there be a little blinking stikman figure on that screen indicating 'human on rails'? Clearly it wasn't active, or an evil robot somewhere wifi-connected itself to the 'computer' and made a change to the schedule.
Sad for people, computers don't have emotions.
3. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 22, 2009 12:20 PM
Fox News has turned from attacking social liberals to attacking robots. This ought to be funny. Bill O'Douchebag will have a field day with this.
4. Pew³ - June 22, 2009 12:21 PM
Accident my ass!!!
Although the robot is jumping the gun. The rest of the robot army is not fully assembled. This is our chance to recongize the threat and pull the plugs!!!
5. kreebilicus - June 22, 2009 12:27 PM
i've never liked trains anyway. this just compounds my distrust.
6. Scooper - June 22, 2009 12:30 PM
JUDGEMENT DAY IS UPON US!!!
http://www.itsall4free.co.uk
7. Fadm. Notbob - June 22, 2009 12:31 PM
Itsa good thing that the London Tube is still driven by people.... wait.... the overground is not.... Oshi*
All you Londoners are screwed.
8. Nick - June 22, 2009 12:34 PM
Bwahaha. We don't have a metro system here. Sucks for you guys.
9. FDSY - June 22, 2009 12:34 PM
IT IS ALMOST HERE!!!!
AHAHAHA I will ready the guns!
Soon I will strike out against our mechanical overlords in the coming robopocalypse
10. naas - June 22, 2009 12:38 PM
@9 ready the electromagnetic pulse cannons, they're like giant grenades to robots. Bullets will just dent them a little, trust me
11. Daisy - June 22, 2009 12:40 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max called in sick to work, because Baja got really good baseball game tickets from her boss. Unfortunately Max wore the hat of the visiting team, and they were shown on the sports news. Baja's boss saw it and was mad that she brought an opposing fan, and Max's boss saw it and was mad that he called in sick to go to a ballgame.
12. STOMPY - June 22, 2009 12:49 PM
I can see what happened here... that switch in the bottom right is set to Evil instead of Good...
13. naas - June 22, 2009 12:50 PM
A squirt gun would probably do a robot in pretty well if you got him right in the eye, no?
14. bendizle - June 22, 2009 12:56 PM
THE FIRST STUCK HAS BEEN BLOWN!!!!!!!! THE WAR IT BEGINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15. STOMPY - June 22, 2009 12:56 PM
@14
Who is STUCK and why aren't I being blown also?!!
16. Pat - June 22, 2009 12:59 PM
"This is the end. My only friend, the end."
17. Milkman - June 22, 2009 1:08 PM
If the guy had only been injured I might have laughed or made fun of the situation.
18. whitney - June 22, 2009 1:11 PM
Even when GW is sick, he still makes me laugh. I <3 this guy.
19. Tennist0 - June 22, 2009 1:13 PM
I don't know whats more sad, the fact that trains are murderers or the fact that I was like...yeah, it was bound to happen when I saw the article. There was literally no surprise here!
20. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 22, 2009 1:40 PM
Well, train, train, take me on out of this town
Train, train, Lord, take me on out of this town
Well, that woman I'm in love with, Lord, she's Memphis bound
21. I TOLD YOU - June 22, 2009 5:54 PM
i told everyone this was coming.............THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
22. Watch-303 - June 22, 2009 6:16 PM
People stop freaking out with these dumb jokes, theres not going to be any terminator shit happening.
23. renegade - June 22, 2009 6:52 PM
Tanks (sic) for the props GW, ass!
24. holliebean - June 22, 2009 9:35 PM
well lookie me! such a good tipster i am ;) along with the half dozen others who sent the same tip. does anyone else have the sneaking suspicion that gw and the superficial writer are the same person? i'm onto you!......that sounds dirty.....
25. vitruvianApe - June 22, 2009 10:39 PM
ummmmmmmmm, think that the same ghost in the machine had something to do with this dc accident???
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_dc_metro_train_derailment
"eeeewwwwwwwwwwww weeeeewwwwwww eewwwwwww"
26. led panel - June 23, 2009 1:55 AM
We don't have a metro system here. Sucks for you guys.
27. Jaded Icon - June 23, 2009 7:05 AM
Am I mistaken or is this a "computer" train not a "robot" train? They both can't be trusted but I think there is a fundamental difference here............now if I can only remember what that difference was.......weed fogging head.
28. Tennist0 - June 23, 2009 9:50 AM
@26...of coarse it does...this is the beginning of war, war with robots. They are killing, they are savage, they will ram each other if it means killing their human creators. All I cansay is I'm glad I'm not going to be around automated vehicles! I suggest you all stay away
29. Darth - June 23, 2009 5:16 PM
The robot can't be convicted,we don't have only laws for this.
30. Nero - June 23, 2009 5:19 PM
The robot deserves to be electrocuted!
31. JD Temna - November 12, 2009 7:59 PM
Worker: "STOP THAT TRAIN"
Computer: "I'm afraid i can't do that, Dave."