I, ROBOT - Daily Script
I, ROBOTbyHillary Seitz
FADE IN:1On a DEEP.DEEP.DARKNESS.1A FLICKER. Of LIGHT. Off to the side. Just barely.Noticeable. ORANGE.YELLOW.as we realise.It’s FIRE.A SOUND.Something SHATTERING.Then. A DISEMBODIED VOICE. Muted. We can’t quite make outWhat it’s saying. As it gets LOUDER. And LOUDER. When wefinally. Understand.DISEMBODIED VOICEYou are in danger.CUT TO:2INT. SPOONER’S APARTMENT - CLOSE ONDEL SPOONER’S FACE.covered in sweat.2His eyes, snapping open.His face,PULL BACK to REVEAL him lying in bed. Sheets, tangled aroundhis legs. Alarm clock, playing something relentlesslycheerful.Spooner slaps it off. Sits up. Wincing. Bends his RIGHTARM. Stiff. He reaches for a BOTTLE OF PILLS. Shakes out acouple and swallows them. Trying to forget. That dream.You are in danger.He rubs his hands over his face. Gets out of bed. Hisapartment, basic. Unremarkable. Bearing the signs ofsomeone who lives alone. Shades drawn. A little messy.3INT. SHOWER - MORNING3Spooner turns his face into the jet of water.4INT. BATHROOM - MORNINGShaves with a razor.of his chin. Shit.5Using his left hand.4Knicks the cleftINT. KITCHEN - MORNINGStares down at the single egg in a saucepan.to boil.5Waiting for it
2.6INT. HALLWAY - MORNING6Heads down the hallway. Looping a knotted tie around hisneck. Kicks some neglected mail from the door and reachesfor the handle. Takes a deep breath and.7EXT. SUBURBAN STREET - MORNING7.steps outside. Into the flow of COMMUTERS heading for theelevated trains. Elbow to elbow. A river of humanity.Spooner moves along, like everyone else. Suddenly. Hisshoulders tense. That feeling at the back of his neck. Heturns and sees.A ROBOT. Just behind him. Humanoid in design, but stillobviously a machine. Metal and synthetic casings coveringhydraulic muscles. The thing senses his stare. Looks upwith a muted WHIR.ROBOT(metallic voice)Good day, sir.Spooner. Speeds up his pace.lose the robot.Weaving through the crowd toWe now realise this is THE FUTURE. Towering apartmentbuildings block the sun. The street packed with traffic.PEDESTRIANS wearing their computers like form-fittingportable offices. Spooner throws a look at his surroundings:Up high an INDUSTRIAL ROBOT rolls down the side of a buildingcleaning windows.A WORK CREW of oddly-shaped RUBE GOLDBERG ROBOTS efficientlyrepairs the street. No human supervision.A ROBOTIC CLEAN-UP CREW. Lumbering along the sidewalk.Scrubbing, sweeping. Emptying trash.Humanoid ROBOTS dotting the crowd. Following their owners.Walking slowly, deliberately. Carrying boxes. Groceries.Briefcases.Stamped on all the ROBOTS’ SIDES, a LOGO:III LAWS SAFE.Spooner stops to wait at a light with other PEDESTRIANS.Directly in front of him, a LITTLE GIRL clutches her father’sneck. She smiles big at Spooner. Front teeth missing.Hi.LITTLE GIRL
3.Hi.SPOONERBut it’s not her father. It’s her ROBOT CARETAKER.robot turns. Looks at the girl.TheROBOTYou are not allowed to talk tostrangers.Spooner, disgusted.Just as.Has had enough.THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL swivels around.digital EYE on him:He steps off the curbTraining its largeTRAFFIC LIGHTPlease return to the sidewalk.Spooner dodges several cars on his way across the street.TRAFFIC LIGHTPlease return to the sidewalk.The traffic signal, tracking him.TRAFFIC LIGHTYou are in violation of cityordinance 14-B726.Spooner throws up his hand. Flipping it the bird just asSNAP! It takes his picture.CUT TO:8EXT./INT. MONORAIL - MORNING8Spooner stepping onto a sleek, densely packed TRAIN. Looksdown at his feet. A trampled flyer on the ground. From theAnti-Robot League: METAL MONSTERS SECRET FACTORY REVEALED!A Robot gets up. To offer him his seat. Spooner. Turns hisback on him as we PULL BACK from the window to REVEAL.9EXT. CITY SCAPE/MONORAIL - CONTINUOUS9The TRAIN hurtling toward DOWNTOWN. Soaring, gravity-defyingOFFICE BUILDINGS dominate the skyline. Older buildingswedged among the new. All protected by huge glass and steelshields.As we get closer congested roads and freeways begin todisappear below ground into a series of subterranean tunnels.The “old” streets have become huge, spacious plazas.
4.10EXT. POLICE H.Q. - PLAZA - MORNING10Spooner moves with the CROWD towards the doors of the agingPolice Headquarters. Modern additions have been made to theoriginal facade -- creating an ungainly architectural mess.11INT. POLICE H.Q. - HOMICIDE UNIT - MORNING11A vast open plan situation room lined on one side by a seriesof glass-enclosed rooms. On the other side a GIANT SCREENwith real time video of various streets and buildings.Spooner arrives at his desk. Unlike the others, it’s a mess.A slender computer screen curving along the front of it.Several electronic messages say the same thing:SEE ME!LT. BERGIN (O.S.)Ever heard the phrase “lead byexample?”Spooner looks up. LIEUTENANT JOHN BERGIN stands in front ofhis desk, holding up a CITATION with a photo of Spoonergiving that traffic signal the finger.SPOONERDoesn’t ring a bell.LT. BERGIN(pointing to Spooner’sbadge)It’s on your badge.Spooner takes the citation.with about fifty others.Drops it into a drawer filledLT. BERGINThe traffic division filed anofficial complaint this morning.SPOONERThe traffic division is a machine.LT. BERGINLook, I know there’s going to be anadjustment period, Del.SPOONER(interrupting)I’ll send them a letter of apology.Maybe some flowers. A box ofchocolates.
5.JUST THEN Spooner’s phone RINGS.Then snatches up the receiver.He throws Bergin a look.SPOONERSpooner, homicide.CUT TO:12EXT. U.S. ROBOTICS - ESTABLISHING - DAY12A sprawling glass and metal complex covering many cityblocks. The entrance is a large plaza filled with PEOPLE andROBOTS.13INT. U.S. ROBOTICS - METAL CORRIDOR - DAY13An elevator opens with a whoosh. Spooner steps out into afeatureless corridor. His footsteps, echoing. He stops at aset of OPPOSING DOORS. Looks over at one, when the othersuddenly OPENS.14INT. U.S. ROBOTICS - PLUSH CONFERENCE ROOM - CONTINUOUS14A warm, mahogany-paneled room. In sharp contrast to the coldmetal space outside. Spooner steps inside. At the end of along conference table sits an OLD MAN. Sparkling blue eyes.Old-fashioned suit.OLD MANHello, there. Please come in.Spooner hesitates.OLD MANIt’s alright. You can sit.Spooner doesn’t.up a coffee pot.Sit.Looks around the room. The Old Man liftsPours some coffee into a single cup.Coffee?OLD MANSPOONER(interested)You’re offering me a cup of coffee?OLD MANYes. But you are to say, “No,thank you.”Spooner nods a little. The Old Man raises the coffee to hislips, but doesn’t take a sip.
6.Coffee?No.OLD MANSPOONERThank you.OLD MANAs you wish.The Old Man takes a sip. He doesn’t move. There is nomovement except for a whisper of steam rising from the coffeepot.SPOONERYou want to tell me something aboutDr. Hogenmiller? About his death?The Old Man smiles.OLD MANI want to tell you that his deathwas not a suicide.SPOONERAnd why do you say that?Why?it.OLD MANBecause I want you to knowSPOONERI understand that. But whatspecifically leads you to believethat he didn’t commit suicide?OLD MAN(considers)Nothing specifically.Spooner shifts his weight.Agitated.SPOONERUnder normal circumstances thatwouldn’t be enough to get you ahomicide investigation.OLD MANBut this is not “normalcircumstances,” is it, DetectiveSpooner?No.SPOONERIt isn’t.
7.OLD MANThen you will find out who killedDr. Hogenmiller, yes? And then youwill tell me.Spooner’s losing his patience.SPOONERIf you were murdered, Doctor, I’llfind out. And you’ll be the firstto know.JUST THEN the HOLOGRAM of DR. HOGENMILLER vanishes in a burstof LIGHT, as does the table, the coffee pot, and theconference room. Spooner, suddenly finds himself standing infront of a LARGE VIEW SCREEN inside a SMALL METAL CHAMBER.15INT. HALLWAY - DAY15Spooner steps out into the hallway and into.AN ESCORTROBOT.ESCORT ROBOTPlease follow me.Spooner. Reluctantly starts to follow it.doorway. POLICE TAPE stretched across it.glimpse of.Passes anotherCatches a briefDR. HEINRICH HOGENMILLER’S BODY.Splayed out across the floor. Surrounded by CRIME SCENETECHNICIANS. He pauses. Taking in the scene. Thencontinues on.16INT. U.S. ROBOTICS - CORPORATE BOARDROOM - DAY16Two large doors emblazoned with the U.S. ROBOTICS LOGO openautomatically. Inside, an enormous glass-enclosed boardroomlooking out over the entire complex.Spooner walks through the doorway. His escort robot trailingbehind him. An army of corporate types sit around aconference table. Young. Energetic. You can practicallyfeel the brains and ambition.SPOONERUsually I ask who’s in charge.Spooner’s eyes lock with a MAN sitting at the head of thetable. 60s, handsome, charismatic. Dr. LANCE ROBERTSON,founder and CEO of U.S. Robotics.
8.SPOONERBut everyone knows you, Dr.Robertson.Robertson smiles.Pretends to instruct his people.ROBERTSONRemind me to cut back on my talkshow appearances.LAUGHTER.ROBERTSONWelcome to U.S. Robotics,Detective. I regret you’re notvisiting us under more pleasantcircumstances. Allow me tointroduce Mr. Aronson, our head ofLegal Affairs.A prematurely graying MAN leaning against the wall.hello.ROBERTSONAnd the gentleman to my right isDr. Alfred Lanning, Director ofResearch.Alfred Lanning, only one there in a tie.Nods.ROBERTSONThey’ll be available to answer anyquestions you might have duringyour investigation. You’llunderstand how anxious we are toresolve this matter -- especiallybefore the press gets wind of it.There are some anti-robotsentiments out there as you know,Detective, and we’re not eager tostir them up. So. Where would youlike to begin?SPOONERWe can begin with whether or notthe old man put a gun to his headand pulled the trigger.A palpable wave of tension shoots through the group.ARONSONYou don’t have to answer that, Dr.Robertson.Nods
9.Robertson waves him off.Susan?here?ROBERTSONPerhaps you can assist usEveryone looks down at the other end of the table. A BEAT.Then an attractive young WOMAN gets to her feet. SUSANCALVIN. Hair tucked behind her ears. Looking at everyonebut Spooner.CALVINDr. Hogenmiller was a schizoidpersonality who generally eschewedsocial relationships. Rejectingpeople in favor of solitaryactivities involving machines. Hespent almost all his time at thelab here or at his lab at home. Asa result he was highly susceptibleto depression.ROBERTSONDr. Calvin is our ChiefPsychologist.SPOONERIf that was your diagnosis, whydidn’t you see this coming?Calvin turns. Finally meeting Spooner’s eye.answer’s obvious.As if theCALVINThis is U.S. Robotics, Detective.Seventy-five percent of ouremployees fit that description.LANNING(interceding)You’ll have to excuse the doctor.We’re all a little on edge. Thishas been a difficult and emotionalmorning.Spooner throws a look around the room.Yeah.up.Then back at Calvin.SPOONERI can see you’re all brokenRobertson responds to Spooner’s skepticism.
10.ROBERTSONDr. Hogenmiller was at my side fromthe very beginnings of thiscompany. We developed the “ThreeLaws of Robotics” together. Butthese days science is a young man’sgame. By the time you hit thirtyyour best years are behind you.Some of us are kicked upstairs.Others I’m afraid aren’t so lucky.Robertson stands.Meeting over.ROBERTSONDr. Hogenmiller took his own life.I trust you will come to the sameswift conclusion, Detective. Dr.Lanning will make himself availableif you have any further questions.Spooner looks over at Calvin.SPOONERI want her to help me.Calvin, unhappy with this arrangement.CALVINThat’s not really my department.ROBERTSON(pointed)Susan would be happy to assist you.And with a gesture, Robertson dismisses everyone. Peoplestart getting up, gathering up, filing out. Susan Calvin.The last one to get up.17INT. METAL HALLWAY - DAYSpooner and Calvin, heading down the same hallway he was inbefore. Catch sight of a couple ROBOT TECHNICIANS.SPOONER(under his breath)Ah, Christ.Toasters.As they duck under the police tape and.17
11.18INT. HOGENMILLER’S LAB - DAY18.enter Hogenmiller’s lab. Alive with activity. CRIMESCENE TECHNICIANS, MOBILE ANALYSIS UNITS. LIGHT SCANS,running across.HOGENMILLER’S LIFELESS FACE.around his contorted lips.Black gun powder.Fanning outSpooner. Throws a look around the lab: ROBOTS. Everywhere.Mostly incomplete. TORSOS. ARMS. LEGS. Dangling from theceiling. A SERGEANT. Passes them by.SERGEANTThey say the price’s gonna comedown a lot next year. Kinda cool,huh?SPOONERHow cool will it be when one takesyour job?Spooner.Pushing past him.His eyes.Darting around.CALVINIs everything alright, Detective?SPOONERYeah. This is just how I like myrobots -- in pieces.As they approach Hogenmiller’s body, the lead CRIME SCENEINVESTIGATOR, BALDEZ, gets up to meet them.BALDEZ(to Spooner)Can you believe it, man? U.S.Robotics. I didn’t think I’d eversee the inside of this building.Hands Spooner, a plasma clipboard.awkwardly. With his LEFT HAND.Spooner signs it,SPOONERWhat’s the run-down?BALDEZHeinrich Hogenmiller, sixty-fouryears old. Weapon a small caliber.22, registered in his name. Lookslike he walked in, locked the door,and snuffed himself.
12.Spooner.Cocking his head to look at Hogenmiller’s face.SPOONERI know someone who disagrees withyou.Who?Spooner.Stands.Him.BALDEZPointing down at Hogenmiller.SPOONERAnd steps over the body, leaving a confused Baldez.Stepping deeper, into the lab. Calvin. Following.SPOONERI spoke to a dead man today.to tell me about that?WantCALVINDr. Hogenmiller’s hologram took hisappointments. Attended staffmeetings. He hated corporate life.The hologram enabled him to focuson his work. It’s just a device,Detective.SPOONERA device that called the police.CALVINThe sound of the gunshot would’vetriggered a 911.SPOONERBut the call came directly to me.CALVINWe’re talking about a mechanismdesigned by Hogenmiller to sayprovocative things. To irritateand confound his colleagues.SPOONERAnd that’s what you think it is?CALVINI’m sorry, but this wholeinvestigation is the result of adead man’s toy messing with yourhead.
13.They pass half a robot, hanging from a hook. Spooner curlshis lip. Swivels the robot’s head so it’s not looking athim.SPOONERWhen’s the last time any of youactually spoke to Hogenmiller? Imean human to human?CALVINI couldn’t say.SPOONERTake a guess.CALVINI don’t guess, Detective. But ifpressed, I would reason it had beena considerable length of time.SPOONERHow well did you know him?Calvin.been.Gently swivels the robot’s head back to where it hadCALVINNot well. But I admired his worktremendously.Spooner. Studies her for a beat. Then turns back to thebody. Two CORONERS entering with a high-tech body box.SPOONERI get the whole “mad scientist”thing. Hogenmiller was past hisprime. Isolated. Eccentric. Heenters a room. Locks the door andis found minutes later with abullet fired through his mouth intohis brain. Everything about thiscase says suicide.CALVINYou don’t sound convinced.The coroners.Start loading the body into the box.SPOONEREven people who live a life oflogic and precision rarely arrangetheir deaths so perfectly.(turning to her)(MORE)
14.SPOONER (cont’d)What all this is missing -- ispersonality.As he starts for the door.SPOONERYou have 24 hour surveillance?.19INT. METAL HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS.They head out into the hallway.rolling into place behind them.19A MECHANICAL DOOR GUARDCALVINIt’s company policy.SPOONERI want to see the tapes.Calvin. Hurrying to keep up with him. This is hardly howshe wanted to spend her morning. Calls out into the air.Victor!CALVINAt the end of the corridor, near the elevator, a BRIGHTCIRCLE appears. Hovering just in front of the wall. Twosmall slits grow into ROUND BLACK EYES.and a thin mouthexpands into an ENORMOUS SMILE.CALVINDetective, meet Victor. Ourbuilding’s supercomputer. He’s thechecks and balances of U.S.R.(to Victor)Victor, Detective Spooner’s headingup the investigation into the deathof Dr. Hogenmiller.Victor smiles big.Spooner, furrows his brow.SPOONERYou look like a very.happycomputer.Victor responds in a GENTLE MALE VOICE:VICTORThank you. That’s very kind.CALVINThe Detective needs to see oursecurity tapes.
15.The elevator doors immediately OPEN.20They step inside.INT. ELEVATOR - DAY20Spooner and Calvin descend. Victor floats on the wall andsmiles wide. Spooner looks back at it. With a frown.The elevator stops, the doors open.ROBOTGood day, Dr. Calvin.sir.A ROBOT steps on.Good day,Spooner’s jaw. Clenches. Staring at the Robot.the stare. Turns back to him.It sensesROBOTMay I be of service to you, sir?Spooner. Breaks the stare.Looks over at him.Ignoring the Robot.CALVINAren’t you going to answer him?SPOONERI don’t talk to my refrigerator,either.Calvin folds her arms.CALVINI get the distinct feeling you’reone of those people, Detective.SPOONERWhat people?CALVINThose who don’t appreciate the workwe do here at U.S.R.SPOONERYou people do what you do. Thenit’s up to the rest of us to makesense out of the world we wake upin.As the elevator doors open on to.Calvin.
16.21INT. ATRIUM LOBBY - CONTINUOUS21A soaring lobby. The centerpiece is a five-story STATUE of aROBOT, arms outstretched in approximation of Da Vinci’s Studyof Man. Robot workers more numerous than humans. They aresleeker. Finer. More advanced than those in the outsideworld.Calvin and Spooner head across.CALVINWhen this company started we weremanufacturing three robots a week.Now look at us. Today’s childrenwill never know a world withoutrobots.SPOONERThe streets are filled withunemployed humans who aren’texactly thrilled with that idea.CALVINOur robotic systems maintainfactory inventories, regulatestreet traffic -- even run thefamily home.SPOONERLeaving people to do what, Doctor?CALVINLeaving people to engage in higherpursuits that make life worthliving.SPOONERAnd what happens when somethinggoes wrong?CALVINOur system’s never wrong.As they walk through the crowd, we hear the quiet WHIR ofrobot heads as they turn in succession to watch Spooner pass.22INT. MAINFRAME - DAY22Spooner and Calvin enter the MAINFRAME of U.S. Robotics.This is the nerve center of the whole operation. Walls linedwith COMPUTERS, SCREENS, and thousands of CONTROLS.
17.CALVINThis is Victor’s home.VICTOR appears on a wall-sized SCREEN broken up into beehivelike components.VICTORI will now play you the last thirtytwo seconds of Dr. Hogenmiller’slife.AS WE WATCH THE SCREENS. The elevator opens and DOCTORHOGENMILLER steps into the metal corridor. In countlessANGLES. High, low, close-up, wide. Hogenmiller’s facecomposed but tight.Spooner watches the lab doors open to admit him.steps in. The doors slide closed behind him.HogenmillerNothing for a few moments. Then a muffled GUNSHOT. Calvinjumps, startled. That’s it. The cameras, still trained onthe corridor.SPOONERWhere’s the tape from inside?VICTORDr. Hogenmiller did not permitcameras to observe him whileworking.CALVINThat was only within the last year.SPOONERSo we can throw paranoia into themix.(to Victor)Fast-forward.A hundred-plus screens all FAST-FORWARD. POLICE OFFICERSappear and force open the doors. Now TECHNICIANS appearand rush through in a blur.Um.CALVINI hate to be a stickler.On screen, we see Spooner and Calvin enter the lab.CALVINBut don’t killers usually have toenter and exit the scene of acrime?
18.SPOONERStop the recording.Spooner turns away from the footage.Stares at Calvin.SPOONERThey do, Doctor. Unless they’vealways been there -- and neverleft.Calvin looks at him.Trying to understand.CALVINYou think the murderer was in thelab the entire time?SPOONERIf I’m right, it’s still there.Spooner turns back to the screens. The IMAGE paused at theexact moment the MECHANICAL GUARD rolled in front of the labdoor.SPOONERWe just locked it in.23INT. METAL CORRIDOR - DAYThe STEEL ARMS of the ROBOTIC GUARD retract with a CLANG.laboratory doors slide open.2423TheINT. HOGENMILLER’S LAB - DAY24Spooner and Calvin step inside. It’s dark. Quiet. Policeand technicians long gone. Silhouettes of hanging limbs.Eyeless heads. Clumps of wire and metal.The LIGHTS, flicker on. Calvin sees Spooner reaching intohis coat with his left hand. Pulling out a GUN. Reacts.CALVINA robot cannot harm a human being,Detective. The First Law ofRobotics forbids it. And we hardwire the Three Laws into everymodel. Without exception.SPOONERYeah, I saw the commercial.Spooner steps deeper into the lab. Eyes scanning. Twisting.To avoid touching any robot parts. Passes a MAZE holding aMETAL INSECT. SUDDENLY. The bug WHIRS to life.
19.Spooner startles. As the metal bug scurries through thecorridors. Clamps his hand down on it.SPOONERAnd if a robot was given a directorder to kill?CALVINThe Second Law of Robotics wouldprevent it. A robot must obey anorder only if it does not conflictwith the first law.Spooner approaches a MOUND of ROBOT PARTS. Arms and legs.Half torsos. All tossed haphazardly onto the pile.SPOONERBut a robot can defend itself.CALVINOnly when that action doesn’tconflict with the First or SecondLaws. This is the Third Law ofRobotics.SPOONERYeah, well, you know what they say-- Laws are made to be broken.CALVINNot these laws.Spooner. Starts nudging the pile with his shoe.growing impatient.Calvin,CALVINYou’re not hearing me, Detective.There’s nothing here.WHEN SUDDENLYThe PILE ERUPTS in front of Spooner.Parts flying.AS AROBOT LEAPS UP FROM BENEATH IT!.Spooner.knocked back.his GUN.skittering across thefloor.right to.CALVIN’S FEET.SPOONERDr. Calvin!Calvin. Stunned.ILLUMINATED EYES.Speechless. The Robot. Fixing hisRight on her. She steps forward.
20.SPOONERGoddammit! Stay back!Spooner. Scrambling towards his gun.towards the Robot.CALVINCalm down, Detective.danger here.Spooner.Calvin.Reaching outThere is noGrabbing up his gun and wheeling round just as.CALVIN(to Robot)De-Activate.And the Robot.Suddenly FREEZES.Spooner. Heart POUNDING. Gets to his feet.gun on the Robot. Calvin turns to him.Training theCALVINHow did you know it was underthere?SPOONERIf I was metal and didn’t wantanyone to find me, I’d hide under apile of junk.CALVINThis Robot wasn’t hiding. Whatyou’re looking at is the result ofclever programming. The illusionof self-interest and free will.Nothing more.Spooner. Steeping closer to the Robot. Cautiously.Holstering his gun. As Calvin turns for the door.CALVINI’m going to go get Dr. Lanning.THE ROBOT’S HAND SUDDENLY SHOOTS OUT.grabbing Spooner’sgun.from his holster.LIGHTENING FAST.pointing it.right back at him.CLOSE ON Calvin.Cannot believe this is happening.CALVINI said De-Activate!
21.SPOONERMove away from the door, Doctor.Calvin’s voice.Cracking from desperation.Confusion.CALVINCommence emergency shut-down!Now!SPOONERSpooner. Staring into the Robot’s eyes. A thin bead ofSWEAT. Trickling down his temple. Calvin. Moving away fromthe door.CALVINI.I gave you an order.The Robot. Starts backing towards the door. The gun.Shaking in its hand. As if he’s desperate. Conflicted. Hetouches the WALL PANEL. The doors slide open. The Robotsteps out into the metal corridor. Turning to RUN as thedoors begin to shut.Spooner. Reaching down to whip out a BACK-UP GUN.ankle holster. Slapping in a LARGE CARTRIDGE.CALVINThis is impossible.SPOONER.can’t do that.know.A robot.Yeah, yeah, ICALVINMy God -- did you see how it moved?I’ve never seen an NS-2 move thatway.Starts running for the door.CALVINWait! Please, you can’t destroyit. We have to study it.SPOONERThat thing took my gun. You’ll belucky if you get a handful of boltsback!SLAMS the wall panel and.From an
22.25INT. METAL CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS.sprints out into the hallway.to turn to corner.VICTOR.25The Robot Suspect.AboutSuddenly appearing.VICTORThe suspect is nearing the end ofthe hallway, Detective.SPOONERGee, thanks.Spooner raises his gun and FIRES.Pegging the robot in theLEG.It starts jerking wildly.He takes aim again when.CALVIN.Races out into the hallway.SPOONERGet back to the lab!She heads for the Robot.CALVIN(to Robot)You’re malfunctioning.you!Let me helpThe Robot turns. To look at her. GUN pointing to the floor.Spooner. FOCUSING in on his HAND. AS ONE FINGER TWITCHES.And he DIVES for Calvin. Forcing her to the floor as theRobot FIRES. Again and again. Bullets. RICOCHETTING aroundthem. SPARKING against the walls.The ELEVATOR opens.The Robot, leaping inside.Spooner. On top of Calvin. Looks down at her.Clutching his coat. Trembling.Her HANDS.SPOONERThat was a pretty convincingillusion of getting shot at.CUT TO:26INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUOUSThe ROBOT SUSPECT standing inside the elevator. Looks downat the bullet hole blown through its leg. Reaches down.Metal fingers touching the damage. As if curious. Afraid.26
23.Looks back at the other ROBOT. Standing in the back ofelevator. A primitive model. No reaction. Face, blank.CUT BACK TO:27INT. METAL CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUSSpooner springing to his feet.27Helping Calvin up.VICTORI took the liberty of alertingSecurity .003 Seconds after thefirst shot was fired.SPOONERWhere’s that elevator going?VICTORSub Level 5.Spooner SLAMS against a nearby DOOR.STAIRS.28INT. LOBBY - CONTINUOUS28A PHALANX of SECURITY PERSONNEL.PIERCING ALARM BELLS, RINGING.29Crossing the lobby.INT. ANOTHER METAL HALLWAY - CONTINUOUSMore SECURITY PERSONNEL.30Hurtling down the29Pouring into a HALLWAY.INT. STAIRWAY - CONTINUOUS30Spooner and Calvin. Racing down the stairs.meeting them at every landing.Victor’s faceVICTORI have directed a security team tomeet the elevator containing theerrant robot.Spooner. Whipping past him. Calvin.Not used to this much activity.Spooner.31Barely keeping up.BURSTS through a door and out into.INT. SUBTERRANEAN LEVEL 5 - CONTINUOUS31.Subterranean Level 5. A labyrinth of metal and concrete.IN THE DISTANCE. A troupe of SECURITY PERSONNEL swarmsaround a closed ELEVATOR DOOR.
24.VICTORThe suspect is about to beapprehended, Detective.SPOONERI’ll believe it when I see it.Spooner. Cocking his gun.elevator car’s arrival.A soft DING!SECURITY, all crouching down in unison.round to position.Spooner. Weaving through them.doors as.Announcing theWeapons broughtGun pointed at the metalWHOOSH. They slide open. Revealing a ROBOT. Standingunder the LIGHT. Holding a GUN. It steps out as Securitytakes aim and.Wait!SPOONERSpooner pushes past them to the Robot.leg. UNSCATHED.Looks down at itsSPOONERThis is not the same robot!Looking wildly around. Goddammit. Bounds towards an EXIT asCalvin steps forward to question the robot.CALVIN(to Robot)What happened to the robot thatordered you to hold this firearm?ELEVATOR ROBOTThis unit is not programmed to obeyan order given by a robot.CALVINBut who gave you this gun?SPOONER. Running towards the exit.Echoing behind him.ELEVATOR ROBOTA metal man.Hears the answer.
25.32EXT. U.S. ROBOTICS - DAY32BAM! He BURSTS out into the PLAZA in front of U.S. Robotics.Squinting into the light. Then PLUNGING into the crowd.HUMAN.ROBOT.HUMAN.ROBOT.they all look the same frombehind. Spooner running. Through the sea of MAN andMACHINE. When someone. Starts to SCREAM. At the sight ofhis GUN. The crowd begins SCATTERING. Chaos. Spoonerstops. Near a fountain. Turning 360. Looking everywhere.The Robot.Gone.SPOONER (V.O.).I want a homicide unit on everystreet, sidewalk, alley.33INT. POLICE H.Q. - HOMICIDE UNIT - DAY33Spooner, standing in front of an assemblage of COPS. Behindhim, an image of the Robot Suspect plays on the screen.SPOONER.junkyard, scrapyard, and salvageyard, anywhere it could hide.Behind him, flashing images of the city STREETS and DUMPS.SPOONERIt’s got a bullet hole above theright knee, so be on the look-outfor any malfunctioning NS-2.Lieutenant Bergin enters the back of the room.ASSISTANT D.A. TOLLER. Not looking happy.Next to him,SPOONERCheck out all retail outlets andrepair shops, especially theunderground ones.The screen behind him compartmentalises, showing variousdubious SHOP FRONTS.SPOONERI don’t care who you have to getpast to get this done. Just get itdone.The Cops, begin dispersing. As Bergin catches Spooner’s eye.Spooner, not pleased to see Toller. Heads over.
26.TOLLERLooking like shit, Spooner.SPOONERWell I’m not the one always givingPress Conferences.Bergin puts a hand on Spooner’s arm.like this.Knows he’s not going toLT. BERGINDel, we’re going to have toreclassify the search. D.A.’soffice is seeing this NS-2 as“missing evidence” -- not ahomicide suspect.What?SPOONERTOLLERHomicide is the murder of a humanbeing by another human being.Therefore, a robot cannot becharged with “homicide.”SPOONERThis isn’t just any robot.TOLLERIt’s malfunctioning.SPOONERIt killed someone. Thatregistering with you?Spooner.Shakes off Bergin’s arm.Eyeballs Toller.SPOONERHow many shares of U.S.R. youholding in your portfolio, Toller?TOLLERThis is a public safety issue.SPOONERThat’s convenient.TOLLERYou have any idea what would happento this city if we went runningaround screaming “killer robot?”It would collapse in on itself.(MORE)
27.TOLLER (cont’d)Wide-spread panic. Until that NS2’s found we’re cooperating withU.S. Robotics and keeping thisinvestigation under wraps.LT. BERGINMaybe this isn’t the case for you,Del.Incensed, Spooner replies a little louder than he intended.I’m fine!SPOONERRakes his hand through his hair. Turns to see the otherCOPS, looking over at him. Toller smirks. Looks to Bergin.TOLLERI want updated reports every halfhour.Heads off.Spooner.Watching him.SPOONERThis is it, you know. From now onwe’re going to miss the good olddays.LT. BERGINGood old days?SPOONERWhen people were killed by otherpeople.34INT./EXT. SPOONER’S CAR - CITY STREET - DUSKSpooner. Rolling along in his car.Peering out the window:34Eyes, bloodshot.An NS-2 model ROBOT laden with shopping bags, following itsowner down the sidewalk.Another ROBOT, opening the door at a hotel for GUESTS.A couple HAULING ROBOTS, loading heavy boxes onto the back ofa truck.Spooner.Rubs his eyes.A ROBOT R
lose the robot. We now realise this is THE FUTURE. Towering apartment buildings block the sun. The street packed with traffic. PEDESTRIANS wearing their computers like form-fitting portable offices. Spooner throws a look at his surroundings: Up high an INDUSTRIAL ROBOT
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steered robot without explicit model of the robot dynamics. In this paper first, a detailed nonlinear dynamics model of the omni-directional robot is presented, in which both the motor dynamics and robot nonlinear motion dynamics are considered. Instead of combining the robot kinematics and dynamics together as in [6-8,14], the robot model is
In order to explore the effect of robot types and task types on people s perception of a robot, we executed a 3 (robot types: autonomous robot vs. telepresence robot vs. human) x 2 (task types: objective task vs. subjective task) mixed-participants experiment. Human condition in the robot types was the control variable in this experiment.
Automation Engine 2. The Script Runner Tool The Automation Engine does not actually run your custom script: the task communicates with an Automation Engine Script Runner. Attention: As mentioned in Scripting Concept, the 'Run Script' task can run the script on the AE server itself (a Windows Script or batch file) or it could use a standalone Script
To charge, the Power button on the side of the robot must be in the ON position (I). The robot will beep when charging begins. NOTE: When manually placing the robot on the base, make sure the Charging Contacts on the bottom of the robot are touching the ones on the base and the robot
