Robocop

Robocop is an example of blurring the line between human and robot. In the movie Robocop a police officer named Murphy is mortally wounded by criminals. After dieing in the hospital, it is decided that his limbs and organs should be replaced with machines and his corpse be turned into a cyborg. This cyborg is given the name Robocop because it is a robot that is programmed to be a police officer. When the cyborg first wakes up, it does not have Murphy’s memories but as time goes by, Murphy’s memories return. The return of these memories lead to the question of at what point is a person no longer a person but a machine. It is argued that Murphy died and that he is now merely a robot while others argue that since he has memories from before being a cyborg, he is still human and does not belong to the company that modified him.
Robocop has four prime directives, three of which are similar to Isaac Asimov’s three commandments for robots. The first three directives are: 1.Serve the public trust. 2. Protect the innocent. 3. Uphold the law. The fourth directive prevents him from taking action against his creator whom ends up being the bad guy in the movie.
Robocop’s body is made of titanium, metal, and has Kevlar making it difficult to destroy. Robocop has a visor that has a zoom in scope, thermal vision, a grid for aiming, and also contains a voice recorder that can detect voice fluctuations that allows Robocop to detect lies.
To improve upon Robocop, I would suggest making him more agile because in the movie he is slow and does not maneuver well to chase after criminals or get away from dangerous areas. I would also see if there was a way to make a Robocop while avoiding the use of a corpse to help avoid the question of if it’s a machine or person.

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