A self-proclaimed “leading thinker in stuff about robots” offers some tips on how to solve the big social problem with robots running amok and killing people. Here’s the highlight of his extensive list:

• Make sure all robots have prominent big red buttons on them that deactivates them.
• Never give the robots artificial intelligence by merging the minds of different serial killers.
• Have a limit of five weapons per robot.
• Never give the robots access to time machines.
• Don’t have the robots’ programming give them a hundred points per person they kill.
• Never make a robot monkey.
• Install Vista on the robots so no killing spree can last longer than a few minutes without them needing to reboot.
• Make sure killbots have a preset killing limit.

Print out and save the list for the next time you build a robot.