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CMU's Snooping Robot Headed for Iraq

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the listening-devices-on-wheels dept.

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.

11 of 299 comments (clear)

  1. HOPE IT GET KILLED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  2. "A cool feature"? by spacefight · · Score: 0, Troll

    No, this "toy" certainly does not have any cool features. The fact alone that it exists resp. that it's getting developped is enough crap. When will you stop, U.S.A?

  3. Re:And if it's captured? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nobody would buy it except for scrap metal.

    This is crap a few EE students could put together in a month or two.

    Is it or will it be made in China like everything else in North America?

    (AC) because I don't bother to login.

  4. Is it just me...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Or does Slashdot have 50% more fatassed Linux-loving basement dwellers than it did only a day ago?

  5. This is what they'll use to flush… by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...us from our homes when they assign us to reeducation camps.

  6. I'm proud of CMU by pongo000 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Personally I'm proud of CMU for their continued support of this country's preoccupation with war. There's no need to dodge the draft...just send your child to CMU, where they can get a fine education in the art of war and surveillance without ever leaving the country.

    1. Re:I'm proud of CMU by grub · · Score: 0, Troll


      That's what George W. Bush should have done, rather than going AWOL like a coward.

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  7. Re:I'm sure it can find the WMD's by daniil · · Score: 0, Troll

    WMD found

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  8. Looks to me... by manavendra · · Score: 0, Troll

    ..the american military genius is upto it's experimentation again..

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  9. Re:I'm sure it can find the WMD's by NanoGator · · Score: 1, Troll

    "Opponents will just say that (1) America planted them there..."

    It's interesting how people assume that the USA lied about the WMDs, but they didn't lie again and claim they found weapons.

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  10. Aha someones hiding inside .... by proudlyindian · · Score: 0, Troll

    This robot has no 'right side up,' so no matter which way it lands, its ready to go

    Seems like its Bush who is hiding inside the robot.

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