My new little buddy : Robots with Machine Guns!
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http://gizmodo.com/285394/first-fully+armed-robots-patrolling-in-iraq-first-shot...
There have been robots patrolling the sunny sands of Iraq since the initial invasion, but until now, they've merely been there to scope stuff out. That was then, this is now. According to Noah over at the always-awesome Danger Room blog, the military has just deployed their new "special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system" (SWORDS) that has been in development for the past few years. What are the SWORDS, exactly? Oh, just some bomb-disposal robots armed with M249 machine guns. Holy shit, robots with machine guns.
Robots with Guns
This is a pretty huge step forward for robotics in warfare. Never before have armed robots been deployed in a war. There are only three of them deployed at the moment, and none of them have fired any rounds yet, but Michael Zecca, the SWORDS program manager, says "that'll be happening soon.
There have been robots patrolling the sunny sands of Iraq since the initial invasion, but until now, they've merely been there to scope stuff out. That was then, this is now. According to Noah over at the always-awesome Danger Room blog, the military has just deployed their new "special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system" (SWORDS) that has been in development for the past few years. What are the SWORDS, exactly? Oh, just some bomb-disposal robots armed with M249 machine guns. Holy shit, robots with machine guns.
Robots with Guns
This is a pretty huge step forward for robotics in warfare. Never before have armed robots been deployed in a war. There are only three of them deployed at the moment, and none of them have fired any rounds yet, but Michael Zecca, the SWORDS program manager, says "that'll be happening soon.
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bking74
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remanns, thanks for the other photo. Showing the scale, truly gives you a sense of the size and capabilities of the Sword M249!
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bking74
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remanns
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Light enough that I guess you can carry it on your back. Wow.
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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remanns
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I'm glad they had a pic that provided a sense of scale-
http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/gallery/4/2007/08/medium_98828669... - 2 years ago
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remanns
