The New Spot

[Olden]

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Soon to become a soldier's best friend I think.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/02/09/385061116/watch-a-robot-that-just-wont-quit-even-when-its-kicked

[hudson]

If I seen one in the woods I would shoot it. Really amazing machine.

[JoshinMO]

Even a german shepherd might be scared of that! hmy:  :laugh:

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

i for one dont like robots
i for see one day them trying to taking over mankind like in the movie I ROBOT
and like a Ray Bradbury short story i read in high school
but a nice easy cure for when they try, a very large EM pulse,that is the kryptonite of all electronic devices

[JoshinMO]

I robot did come to mind hmy:  20 something years ago transformers seemed unreal but now only cybertron. :blink:  :laugh:

[Olden]

JoshinMO wrote:

Even a german shepherd might be scared of that! hmy:  :laugh:

  They are freaky, and being improved upon as I write. This one is loud as a backhoe, but given a few years may become completely stealthy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n642blc5hyk

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

yup like i said before
nothing an EM pulse cant stop
or maybe a couple of well placed shots of some steel core armor piercing ammo  :whistle:

[Olden]

sneakygroundbuzzard wrote:

i for one dont like robots
i for see one day them trying to taking over mankind like in the movie I ROBOT
and like a Ray Bradbury short story i read in high school
but a nice easy cure for when they try, a very large EM pulse,that is the kryptonite of all electronic devices

  Yep. Anyone with eyes can see us going down that slippery slope of artificial intelligence, and where it may lead.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/02/13/385205570/can-a-computer-change-the-essence-of-who-you-are

http://phys.org/news/2014-12-artificial-intelligence-hawking-debate.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNZS15ItYnk

[JoshinMO]

You can't reason with an "i-dog. :laugh:
And that's a cool movie Olden! Wait that's real :blink:  Thought it was district 9 or something. :blink:  :blink:
Legally blonde :blush:  :laugh:

[JoshinMO]

hmy: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLUwOcR5pk :dunno:
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[Olden]

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"You can't reason with an "i-dog."  :rolf:
'District 9' is one of my favorites. The dang wind has picked up here, and the house is losing power (or is it SkyNet?). Have a good cyber Valentines Day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CLIWyKuHiQ

[Kyflintguy]

I wouldn't doubt for a second that the military has been way ahead of the curve so to speak for awhile. Its untelling how far they have developed these kinds of technologies for various applications ,  and we would never know.  I'm no conspiracy theorist but I would say the technology they tinker with is 20 or 30 years ahead of what cutting edge civilian technology is now. Who knows they may already built the soldier of the future  :dunno:

[JoshinMO]

I like Kristina's technology a bit more than the others. :dunno:
Oh, and will do olden, gonna stay out of trouble.   B)

[CMD]

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/can-now-build-autonomous-killing-machines-thats-bad-idea/

"Clearpath Robotics was founded six years ago by three college buddies with a passion for building stuff. Its 80 employees specialize in all-terrain test rigs like the Husky, a stout four-wheeled robot vehicle used by researchers within the Department of Defense. They make drones too, and have even built a robotic boat called the Kingfisher. But there is one thing they will never, ever build: a robot that can kill.
Clearpath is the first and, so far as we can tell, only robotics company to pledge not to build killer robots. The decision, made last year, was simple, says co-founder and CTO Ryan Gariepy, and in fact it’s even helped the company recruit robot experts who’ve been drawn to Clearpath’s unique ethical stance. That’s because ethical questions are becoming a pressing matter for companies that build robotics systems. You see, we’re already at the dawn of the age of killer robots. And we’re completely unprepared for them.
It’s early days still. Korea’s Dodam systems, for example, builds an autonomous robotic turret called the Super aEgis II. It uses thermal cameras and laser range finders to identify and attack targets up to 3 kilometers away. And the US is reportedly experimenting with autonomous missile systems."

[CMD]

sneakygroundbuzzard wrote:

yup like i said before
nothing an EM pulse cant stop
or maybe a couple of well placed shots of some steel core armor piercing ammo  :whistle:

  Ah shoot, killer robots on one side of me, EMP's going off overhead, next thing someone will claim it's the end times :rolf:  :unsure:  :unsure:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2014/0801/Is-US-vulnerable-to-EMP-attack-A-doomsday-warning-and-its-skeptics-video