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CMU's Snooping Robot Headed for Iraq
mike_the_kid writes "Here's an interesting article about a robot near the end of development at CMU. It's a four-wheeler called the Dragon Runner. This robot has no 'right side up,' so no matter which way it lands, its ready to go. The user (currently projected to be a US Marine) throws the robot over a fence or up a flight of stairs. The robot has cameras that send live video back to the operator, and directional microphones that can relay as well. A cool feature is that it can tell the operator where there is movement (via audio or tactile feedback)." We first mentioned the Dragon Runner a while back, but the previous article was more about the Dragon Eye, a small remote-controlled airplane.
Fucking Troll...and this is a Anonymous Coward calling you that.
Why do they want cash for it? RPG will be more useful to them.
Ahem.. how come every time we hit a group of "civilians" the arab world reports that we hit a wedding party? Can't these arabs conjure up stories with more creativity? Wedding party.. my ass. Somehow I doubt the arab world is dotted with enough wedding parties that every time we hit a large group of militants and their families, it's a wedding.
Not dumb enough. Robot will question the unreasonable and inhumane.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."