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The Future of Battlefield Robots

Posted by michael on from the flee-while-you-still-can dept.

Alien54 writes "The Pentagon is drafting the Segway two-wheeled scooter as part of a plan to develop battlefield robots that think on their own and communicate with troops. Dean Kamen, the Segway's inventor, says he had no qualms about enlisting his brainchild into the military."

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  1. Those war-mongering sonsuvbitches!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why didn't they just buy the world a Coke like the freaking song says. If it can make the notorious puppy strangling Mean Joe Green give away an extremely valuable game jearsy, just think what it could do for Bin Laden!!!

    How many people must die before Dr. Strangelove learns there isn't a problem hugs can't solve?!

    In other news, your mom thought she heard an echo once, but it turns out you could talk. Life is full of the unexpected.