how to hack your neighbors toy robot to spy on him

[Admin]

Researchers studied the RoboSapien V2, the Rovio, and the Spykee and find a ton of exploitable security flaws. Basically you can log into them through the net and video people . . .

summary here:
https://www.cs.washington.edu/research/security/robots/

I haven't read the paper yet:
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/tdenning/files/papers/ubicomp_robots_authors_copy.pdf

[FrenchyDude]

I have 

Great paper. One could even argue that this paper gives too many usable details...

Multi-robots attacks could even lead to your home-keys being copied... smart and not impossible!

I wonder if Rovio's upgraded firmware patch the holes (all of them would be surprising).
Oh well, one thing to be done, to check it! 

Thx for the link to that paper!

[Razor Concepts]

The movie I, Robot is coming to life!!!

[FrenchyDude]

Yep! And Terminator too... "John?! Is that you?!" 

The paper also covered the need for standards and rules to let the consumer be aware of the physical possibilities of the robot and its potential security-holes... and the security risks - physical and psychological - that could result from it...

The disclaimer you need to sign prior to purchase your robot, will be the recursing sign of the "robot laws" to follow. 

[SmAsH]

Ahh geez, if the world ends in 2012 i've spent my whole life in school

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Ahh geez, if the world ends in 2012 i've spent my whole life in school

That will be the sole reason to survive and throw off the shackles of robo-oppresion.

[Soeren]

Hi,

Ahh geez, if the world ends in 2012 i've spent my whole life in school

You were born and brought up in a school? 

[SmAsH]

. . . *sigh*
Well... It was him officer! Thought someone might say that...
I hope we can all see the sarcasm in that.