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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Robots to Kill with!

Not in my name - Robots deployed in Iraq battlefield Times of India - India A US division of British defence company QinetiQ has admitted that the 3rd Infantry Division, based south of Baghdad, has purchased three Talon Sword robots ... The robots are armed with M240 machine guns or .50 calibre rifles. Soldiers operate the robots with a specially modified laptop, complete with joystick controls and a 'kill button' that terminates its functions if it goes awry.

Just a game to some.

Frightening, terrifying glimpse of the future with militarism. Are there robots to raise children, bury the dead and rebuild what has been destroyed?

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