While the new robot SmartHand is a marvel of science, we fear its ability to send messages to our brains will bring about robot armageddon. You guys, on the other hand, are all too eager to bow down to our new robotic overlords.

Byron said, "Awesome...where can i get one of these? My childhood 'Star Wars' fantasies are becoming real." (We assume he's referring to Luke's creepy, proto-SmartHand in "Return of the Jedi"?)

Al Schrader ignored the entire mind-control aspect and extolled the virtues of a robotic workforce: "They never complain, never need a health plan or a raise. No human could do what they do. Unless you have a billion dollars to build a robot plant, you can forget about competing in most product industries. Humans are too expensive."

But it was Austin who had the definitive final word on the subject: "You ever pull your pud with cold, dead, metal hands?
I'm first in line. 'Giggity'." (Humanity is doomed.)