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Robots for Air Force Protection
Roland Piquepaille writes "During a demonstration held in San Antonio on August 6, twelve robots intended to protect bases and people were shown to Air Force security directors and to 230 other security professionals. In "Robots display force-protection prowess," Air Force Link tells us the story. "Demonstrations included one robot that crawled up walls and across ceilings, another that clambered over rocks with six rotating legs and a third that wriggled like a snake through a pipe." This summary contains more details, including photos of the "Wall Crawler" climbing a wall and of Hexapod, a robot with six rotating legs walking over a pile of rocks."
But I had to get rid of it, kept shitting on guests.
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I saw a documentary on this subject back in the '80s. As I recall, the all-terrain robots were quite impressive, but subject to major, non-reversable programming glitches when subjected to large electro-magnetic fields (such as lightning strikes).
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
Watch your backs, folks!
There's a Mercedes gap too. I want one and can't afford one, but it's not government's job to do anything about it.
Operator: Main screen turn on.
Captain: It's You!!
Cats: How are you gentlemen!!
Cats: All your base are belong to us.
Cats: You are on the way to destruction.
Captain: You'll have to get through my team of Aibos first!!!
On August 6th, 2003 at Lackland AFB, SkyNet became self aware.
On October 7th, 2003 they elected a Terminator to lead them.
October 8th, 2003. Judgement day.
and don't mod their OS with counterstrike.
(I can see it now: a six-legged robot jumping up and down and screaming FRAG MODE ACTIVATED!!!)
Who took my tinfoil hat?
We must build and maintain those robots.
I for one welcome our new robot masters.
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Robots to defend our military bases, what could possibly go wrong...
Ben Jabituya: I am standing here beside myself.
So, if someone were to fight one of the robots and break it, would it be a DMCA violation as well as a terrorist act?
SAILING MISHAP
I don't think SCO is in the market for robotics...
CowsAnonymous: We're here to help moo.
don't kill people, ...oh wait. They do.
Never mind.
Sarge: Soldier, we've gotten orders to attack. Prepare battlefleet 5 and get ready to strike on my signal.
Soldier: Sarge, we gotta problem...
Sarge: "Problem", soldier? Whatd'ya mean "we gotta problem"?
Soldier: the bots, Sarge. They're all upgrading. Gonna take at least an hour, then we have to test them all again. Last virus was a bitch, they were all singing "My Way" a capella together...
Sarge: yeah, I heard. Those slimy bastards... it was terrible...
Soldier: anyhow, this new patch is gonna block all those music viruses.
Sarge: OK, do what you have to. But what about the enemy?
Soldier: Oh, no problem. We hit them with TZ/21, it's the virus that makes their 'bots quote random Nietsche, with Bob Hope delivery...
Sarge: poor bastards... poor bastards...
Soldier: yeah, war sucks. So, game of Doom/6?
Sarge: yeah, why not... (don VR helmets, zapping noises)
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DO NOT point a gun at them when demonstrating their effectiveness to a large group of senior executives.
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