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Published: July 11, 2017, 7:45 a.m.

Verhoven\u2019s genius \n\n

Over-the-top satire. Starship Troopers. Blood and guts in the late 80s/early 90s. Co-ed locker rooms and mocking commercial advertising interludes.

\n\n Space Defense \n\n

The \u201cStar Wars\u201d Strategic Defense Initiative. Firing weapons from space, orbital platforms, and simulated gravity. Depictions of artificial gravity in media at the time.

\n\n Cyborgification \n\n

Availability of cyborg components and social stratification. Different kinds of artificial hearts.

\n\n Robocop \n\n

The economics of the brainwashed cyborg vs pure AI robot. Body transplants vs brain transplants.

\n\n Brain-machine interfaces \n\n

Opto-neural processing enhancement. Reading visual memories from brain activity.

\n\n Machine learning and eyeballs \n\n

The resolution of the eye. Simple computer-vision and inadequacy of 1980s VHS tapes.

\n\n Robot vs Robot \n\n

Cyborg body design type choices. Bipeds descending stairs. Dean Kamen\u2019s stair-climbing gyroscopic wheelchair. (correction: I talked about \u201ctri-wheeled\u201d tread-based wheelchair on the show. The iBot actually had two sets of wheels and I was thinking of other wheelchair designs)

\n\n ED-209 \n\n

\u201cStop, citizen, or I will rub my poop-hands on you.\u201d Animal noises and postural intimidation tactics. Safety alarms.

\n\n Primary directives \n\n

Comparison with Arthur C Clarke\u2019s three laws.

\n\n #\n Robocop\n Asimov\n\n 1.\n \xa0Serve the public trust.\n A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.\n\n 2.\n \xa0Protect the innocent\n A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.\n\n 3.\xa0\n Uphold the law\n A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.\n\n\n\t

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1. \n\t\t\t\tOur Robocop Remake: Our Robocop Remake\n\t\t\t
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2. \n\t\t\t\tThat scene from Our Robocop Remake with all the dicks: YouTube\n\t\t\t
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3. \n\t\t\t\tWhat is the Resolution of the Eye?\xa0by Vsauce: YouTube\n\t\t\t
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