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."

Comments

*insert T2 music here*

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

Re:Military Robots

[IFF123]

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!!!)

Wow, 10 posts and nobody's said it...

[yotto]

I for one welcome our new robot masters.

if you break one of them open...

[focitrixilous P]

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?

Re:And as always..

[CowsAnonymous]

> .. what happens when the bad guys get hold of one?

I don't think SCO is in the market for robotics...