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First International Mine Detector Robots Competition

Posted by timothy on from the the-winners-don't-get-blown-up dept.

knabar writes: "From the site: The First International Mine Detector Robots Competition (RoboDeminer Contest 2002) Will be held in AmirKabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic). Right now around the world, innocent children, men and women are killed and maimed by the vicious remains of wars, mines. As you are reading this, children are going orphan, women are widowed and men are mutilated by the horrible weapon. We founded this international robotic competition in hope of helping the world to get rid of one of its most dreadful nightmares."

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  1. Attack the cause. by Bob_Robertson · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Governments plant mines. Why isn't anyone prosecuting the ones who gave the orders? They are known individuals, politicians and generals.

    But no, we're stuck cleaning up their messes, and getting blamed ("technology caused this") by some for their decisions. "This technology is too dangerous!" Bogus.

    There just isn't enough personal responsibility in the world, these thugs get away with murder daily.

    Bob-

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    The Ludwig von Mises Institute. The reasoning individuals economics
  2. What happened to the robots? by edwilli · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I thought this was a discussion about robots and not about the morality of using landmines?