Sometimes i worry about the security of the robots we make, but i am reasonably happy that we’ve done a good job with the safety systems.

[serriadh@social.treehouse.systems]

Sometimes i worry about the security of the robots we make, but i am reasonably happy that we’ve done a good job with the safety systems. At least our devices operate in private networks and controlled spaces with trained people, etc.

Turns out some companies don’t bother with any of that stuff and just yolo stuff straight into the consumer market.

“But these robots have blades — and hackers can use the robot’s built-in commands to override its safety features. Even if you press that big red emergency stop button on the mower itself, a hacker can send another command to unlock it, Makris says.”

A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower

Forget robovacs — Yarbo’s bladed robots are an even bigger security nightmare.

The Verge (www.theverge.com)

[barometz@social.treehouse.systems]

@serriadh there's a reason industrial big red emergency stop buttons need to be reset physically. I get that a full size one is probably awkward on a mower, but... it sure has spinning knives that I'd like to be able to stop

[serriadh@social.treehouse.systems]

@barometz i feel like having set dressing to try and sell your safety theatre should be treated pretty seriously by product regulators.

Things that look like e-stops but aren’t need to be completely unacceptable, like life jackets that don’t float, etc.