Projo Offbeat Blog

No matter who you are, it's time to start worrying that you'll be replaced by a robot.

You just have to read this headline -- Robot surgeon removes brain tumor -- to realize we're all in trouble.

If robots can do brain surgery, how long will it be before they figure out how to flip burgers, sell insurance or even write a blog?

It seems that robots can do everything from climbing the Grand Canyon to conducting an orchestra or making sound investment decisions.

What's even scarier is that once they've replaced us at work, robots might replace us at home. After all, robots can already vacuum the floor and mow the lawn. Some humans can do neither.

Back in October, this blog reported on a Georgia Tech study that some people are developing unusually close bonds with their robots, giving them nicknames, dressing them up and fretting about them when they signal for help.

Guys, does your wife seem especially fond of her Roomba?

A researcher in the Netherlands has even predicted that people would someday marry robots. The big advantage: Unlike most spouses, robots are programmable.

Some robots can even self-produce, so before long, the house -- and then the world -- could be filled with the pitter patter of little robot feet.

Ummm. That might not be so bad, if they could change their own diapers.

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