<p>[FOXNews.com</a> - Australian Man Gunned Down in Driveway by Killer Robot - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News](<a href=“http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,339213,00.html]FOXNews.com”>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,339213,00.html)</p>
<p>An 81-year-old Australian man has shot himself dead with an elaborate suicide robot built using plans he downloaded from the Internet.</p>
<p>The Gold Coast man, who lived alone, left notes of his plans and thoughts as he struggled to come to terms with demands by interstate relatives that he move out his home and into care.</p>
<p>He spent hours searching the Internet for a way to kill himself, downloaded what he needed and then built a complex machine that would remotely fire a gun.</p>
<p>He set the device up in his driveway about 7 a.m. Wednesday, placed himself in front of it and set it in motion.</p>
<p>His notes explained that he chose the driveway as he knew there were tradesmen working next door who would find his body. The plan worked as the workmen heard the gunshots and ran to investigate.</p>
<p>The machine was attached to a .22 semi-automatic pistol loaded with four bullets.</p>
<p>It was able to fire multiple shots into the man’s head after he activated it.</p>
<p>um 0.o we could’ve used such smart ppl in this world</p>
<p>Couldn’t he just OD on painkillers? And a .22?? He’s lucky he’s not just a vegetable.</p>
<p>I guess the robot didn’t know the three laws or robotics as laid down by Isaac Asimov:
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.”</p>
<p>that is the stupidest headline I have ever read…“gunned down” implies that some other person shot you and that it was some sort of rabid robot…shoddy journalism with sensanalism thrown in</p>
<p>“.shoddy journalism with sensanalism thrown in”</p>
<p>The hallmark of Fox News.</p>
<p>Can you win a Darwin award for suicide method?</p>
<p>that isn’t worthy of a darwin award–building a robot to kill yourself can hardly be considered exceptionally dumb.</p>
<p>wow, I’m writing a paper on assisted suicide at this very moment. this should be good for it.</p>
<p>There needs to be a new award given for a planned death that’s the opposite of a Darwin award. Clearly the man in the story was extremely bright. Also seems to have been insane.</p>
<p>i know
i feel so bad how wastefully he used his talents</p>
<p>Typical sensationalist Fox headline. Have you noticed…if you looked at the list of headlines available on any given day at the Fox web site, you would think we’re a country of deranged, homicidal and/or sex-crazed maniacs. I’d just as soon read the National Enquirer. At least they don’t claim to be fair and unbiased.</p>