The New Guy part 8

Author: teknomage

Date: July 16, 2012

by teknomage
7-16-12
So, I take it you're a TV Tropes junkie, too?
I wouldn't say junkie, but it's a cool site. But anyway, the thing about my limbs falling off wasn't just a handwave.
Oh yeah? Is there an actual story behind it? One that makes some kind of sense?
Indeed. It's a failsafe, to ensure robots don't hurt anyone. Like Asimov's First Law of Robotics. But without the need for such complex programming.
Right. Because programming emotions and creating nanites to instantly rebuild limbs is so much simpler.
Okay, that will be quite enough lampshade-hanging, thank you.