'Robot' to replace Michigan Lottery readers

Comment #44

addai1516 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:01:15 GMT

I guess the michigan lottrey is cutting back to replace robot instead of humans ... are michiganders going to b screewed ? whats next pre draws

Comment #43

addai1516 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:54:46 GMT

So hell does it mean michigan lottrey is computerized

Comment #42

susscs — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:09:22 GMT

Maybe we' ll get Flobot, and Aggy or Beth can remove her chip so it dosen't work, just like Flo did in the insurance commercial.

Comment #41

Ronnie316 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:00:06 GMT

I think the Robots would be getting reparations, before they start paying taxes.

Comment #40

Ronnie316 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:56:52 GMT

That's funny as heck Todd.

Just be careful you don't end up going in circles listening to it over and over. lol.

Comment #39

Poncedeleon — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:49:58 GMT

Are these Robot going to pay taxes like us humans? Will Obami be all over this

Comment #38

TnTicketlosers — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:57:46 GMT

My wish is for everyone to stop playing these lotteries then they would stop cheating the people,but that would never happen.It's hard to do I know.I'd be the first to tell how hard it is in my wonderful state of scamming.But it can be done.I'm proof.

Comment #37

Todd — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:27:06 GMT

I want that Darth Vader voice on my GPS saying round-abound .

Comment #36

Artist77 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:39:36 GMT

hmmm I see a lot of interesting series here...I am serious. I hope all you aspiring writers check out amazonstudios.com (I am not affiliated with them). Remember ideas are not protected by copyright.

One does not need to wait for a lottery win to do this! One can play the lottery and write

Comment #35

mcginnin56 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:51:53 GMT

Love it Ronnie!!!

There should be a new cartoon series to address that exact scenario.

Comment #34

Ronnie316 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:48:55 GMT

I can see a house full of robots needing a housekeeper. Like the Jetson's in reverse.

Comment #33

mcginnin56 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:46:47 GMT

Maybe hire the humanoids back.

Comment #32

Ronnie316 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:45:24 GMT

Maybe the robots will start hiring soon.....

Comment #31

mcginnin56 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:44:01 GMT

Good one Stang

Comment #30

RedStang — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:20:42 GMT

Yea were in trouble. The GPS companys are also replacing humans. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=2ljFfL-mL70

Comment #29

mjwinsmith — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:46:55 GMT

LOL, good one

Comment #28

jamella724 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:31:18 GMT

Are they serious? Robot to replace human beings? I don't know how to react. But it seems they are making major changes in their technology to make sure that there wouldn't be any technical problem.

Comment #27

mcginnin56 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:28:55 GMT

As soon as the robot finishes getting his oil change and ball bearings greased.

Comment #26

destiny2008 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:55:10 GMT

When is this going to happen? Will they still show the numbers drawn

Comment #25

mcginnin56 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:34:20 GMT

Hey golfer! Long time no see.

Not much, Just trying to live the dream brother.

Too bad about Beth and Aggie, that had a nice gig going for awhile. Oh well, nothing is forever. (Thanks for the photo)

Good luck with tomorrows PB.

Comment #24

golfer1960 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:15:33 GMT

My man mcginnin, what's up?

Robots are replacing everyone. And they keep talking about job creation ! Create a job then replace them with a robot, machine or computer.

Here's a photo of Beth McCloud (left) and Aggie Usedly (right) when they were employed

Comment #23

loonasee2 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:21:33 GMT

More like Hal 9000 ,..............And R2D2 will closely monitor the drawing results for Dewey,Cheatum,and Howe Law Firm .

Comment #22

rdgrnr — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:07:20 GMT

Heh,heh,heh...

Comment #21

sully16 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:50:14 GMT

rotflmao,

Comment #20

rdgrnr — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:47:17 GMT

Yeah, I don't know if the robot will know the right buttons to push to get the balls goin' like the woman did.

Comment #19

sully16 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:44:51 GMT

LOL, The robot from lost in space, danger danger, your numbers not coming,

Comment #18

Ronnie316 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:41:20 GMT

Maybe it will be Robi the robot

Comment #17

sully16 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:36:59 GMT

Sad isn't it, I just have to wonder how the robot is going to press the buttons that make the balls pop up? Is this joker just calling a computor a robot? hmmmmm.

Comment #16

RedStang — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:54:46 GMT

Lol What a joke. Will it have the Furby or Darth Vader voice.

Comment #15

Sheela — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:54:46 GMT

I wonder if this means the Monday thru Friday drawings will be computerized.

Comment #14

Coin Toss — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:52:05 GMT

If Illinois pulls this on Linda Kollmeir and the others I will be p.o.'d de luxe

Comment #13

JonnyBgood07 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:34:59 GMT

The Lottery Commission's Andi Brancato said state lotteries across the country are moving to a more streamlined process

..really???sales are so piss poor you can't afford people anymore to say a three and 4 digit number????....

I doubt it.Streamlined prolly means pay increases for Andi.

If those robot are made in this country then they'll cost all three of the announcers combined lol

Comment #12

haymaker — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:11:52 GMT

1st name is Aggy.

Comment #11

Ronnie316 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:10:21 GMT

Wait... if her name is Aggie why do they call her Usedly

Comment #10

haymaker — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:09:32 GMT

Thanks,

Sully16, I knew a local would know.

Comment #9

sully16 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:06:50 GMT

U-SUD-LY , Very nice woman

Comment #8

haymaker — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:04:35 GMT

So how do you pronounce it ?

Usee-dly ?

Used-lee ?

Us-dly ?

U-seed-lee ?

Sed-lee ( silient U) ?

I guess locals that watched the show knew how to pronounce it, even before how to spell it,

and were saying how do you spell that ?

Imagine a winner w/ that name trying to keep a low profile

Comment #7

Piaceri — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:51:47 GMT

In Michigan, caretakers of homebound medicaid recipients are considered union members. SEIU takes $30 of every medicaid check for union dues, even if that medicaid patient's caregivers are their parents or other family members. SEIU says Thank you, Gov Ginny.

Comment #6

Ronnie316 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:51:47 GMT

Im sure they will do just fine on the unemployment checks.

Comment #5

billbo45 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:48:37 GMT

my thoughts about the union don't matter nor does anyone care because i don't but, Our contract was up September 29th and our union rep.

did you know that the crossings guards in ny have a union and if you want o be a crossing guard you have to pay the dues. hope there better then the union in the story. too bad they are loseing their Job seems like a good one

Comment #4

rdgrnr — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:10:09 GMT

Are they American robots or did they outsource them?

And will they have to join the union

Comment #3

Ronnie316 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:08:25 GMT

Their contract was up, and yet they were surprised that it would not be renewed???

They should have expected to lose their jobs.

Comment #2

JAP69 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:03:21 GMT

That is where a great many of your jobs went in this country.

Robotics

Comment #1

mcginnin56 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:02:43 GMT

This will probably set a precedent in many other areas.

TV news reports, actors, politicians, comedians....maybe even our next President will be a HAL series 9000 robot.

Wonder if robot Presidents require a salary, or secret service protection.

'Robot' to replace Michigan Lottery readers

Lottery Post — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:54:50 GMT

It's the end of the line for the three people who read the lottery numbers on Detroit TV.

WWJ Newsradio 950's Sandra McNeil reports Aggy Usedly, Beth McCleod and Darryl Wood will no longer announce the winning numbers on TV.

Usedly said she and the two others who read the numbers got the word a couple of weeks ago and it came as a surprise.

Our contract was up September 29th and our union rep had been contacting this gentleman in Lansing about getting together to renew the contract and... [ More ]