The Robot Uprising has Begun

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**d-usa**

Skynet makes the first move:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/17/us/drone-malfunction-duplicate-2/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

(CNN) -- Two sailors were hurt when a drone malfunctioned and crashed into a guided missile cruiser off the coast of Southern California.

The sailors were treated for minor burns in the Saturday afternoon incident, said Lt. Lenaya Rotklein of the U.S. Third Fleet.

The ship, the USS Chancellorsville, was testing combat weapons system off the coast of Point Mugu.

The drone was being used to test the ship's radar tracking when it malfunctioned, veered out of control and struck the cruiser, she said.

The ship suffered some damage and will return to San Diego for assessment.

The Navy is investigating the cause of the malfunction.

First blood goes to the robots...

**KingCracker**

Well at least skynets first attempt makes it look slowed

**Jihadnik**

Just as planned...first, those Japanese robots that are all polite and robo smiley, then non lethal drone attacks...then the nukes!

**Snrub**

Well I'm glad I live in Australia. If the movies have taught me anything it's that if something crappy is going to happen, it's going to happen to the USA.

**the shrouded lord**

Snrub wrote:
Well I'm glad I live in Australia. If the movies have taught me anything it's that if something crappy is going to happen, it's going to happen to the USA.

This. When the gak hits the fan the koalas will be safe. Ofcouarse, by then my heart will have exploded because of cholesterol but mehh

**timetowaste85**

I wasn't aware that the Kinect had access to drones...it's learning.

**PrehistoricUFO**

Back in my day our robots were tethered and certainly couldn't fly. Progress shmogress.

**Medium of Death**

Snrub wrote:
Well I'm glad I live in Australia. If the movies have taught me anything it's that if something crappy is going to happen, it's going to happen to the USA.

Mad Max?

**hotsauceman1**

Or Water World........

**Kilkrazy**

Snrub wrote:
Well I'm glad I live in Australia. If the movies have taught me anything it's that if something crappy is going to happen, it's going to happen to the USA.

The Cars That Ate Paris
Mad Max
Romper Stomper
Chopper

Da Faq?

**AegisGrimm**

Luckily, Skynet proves that most of the casualties of a robot uprising will be innocent bystanders during malfunctions.

I will be worried when I can actually go through a u-scan it at the store without it choking on a barcode and having to be reset by the compu-nanny in the next aisle.

**commisar rhodes**

I guess ill have to start putting my appliances into interment camps just to make sure,sorry toaster you can't be trusted.

**Jihadin**

Whew. Good thing FEMA set up all those "Death Camps" around the US. Now we can turn them into PC/Laptop/tablets/cells/whatevergadgetthatrunonachip Melting Camp

**KingCracker**

timetowaste85 wrote:
I wasn't aware that the Kinect had access to drones...it's learning.

That WOULD explain why the done crashed though. Kinect sucks something fierce

**master of ordinance**

Good thing I live in the UK. We shall unleash the full fury of the British people denied Tea!

**Frazzled**

d-usa wrote:
Skynet makes the first move:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/17/us/drone-malfunction-duplicate-2/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

(CNN) -- Two sailors were hurt when a drone malfunctioned and crashed into a guided missile cruiser off the coast of Southern California.

The sailors were treated for minor burns in the Saturday afternoon incident, said Lt. Lenaya Rotklein of the U.S. Third Fleet.

The ship, the USS Chancellorsville, was testing combat weapons system off the coast of Point Mugu.

The drone was being used to test the ship's radar tracking when it malfunctioned, veered out of control and struck the cruiser, she said.

The ship suffered some damage and will return to San Diego for assessment.

The Navy is investigating the cause of the malfunction.

First blood goes to the robots...

Who's the numbnuts that names a ship after one of the epic victories of the Confederacy against the Yankee invader?

**Easy E**

Legislators from the South?