Starship Technologies, a London-based company with no apparent regard for the safety of the human race from the existential threat of artificial intelligence, is making a trip to St. Louis this week to test out its new robots on our city's population. One thing is clear: They must be stopped.
According to a press release, the startup, which includes Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis on its founding team, has partnered with the University of Arkansas to bring its tiny, self-driving bots to the streets of St. Louis in a bid to "test social acceptance"— a phrase that should send a chill up the spine of all people of goodwill.…