Sobering Look At Our Cold Robotic Christmases Of Tomorrow


We all laughed at Futurama’s prediction of a murderous, vengeful Robot Santa in the year 3000. But it turns out we’re not really that far from the borgs taking over Christmas.

The Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich probably thought it was creating a heart-warming Christmas greeting featuring its rolling, walking and flying automatons. But in reality, it’s a harsh look at what Christmas could become if we’re not careful. Robotic Rudolphs? Flying drones delivering gifts instead of sleighs? No thank you. [ETH Zurich Autonomous Systems Lab via The NXT Step via Make]