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Battle Roomba Tractor

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the is-this-anime dept.

jazzstep writes "This article on MSNBC introduces an interesting new duo on the robotics front. iRobot and John Deere have teamed up to create a new battle-ready robot for the Pentagon."

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  1. Too Wimpy but... by flyneye · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That wimpy little buggy looks like a Kerry solution.
    Heres the model they should've used. http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCatalog/FR/serie s/9020.html
    I can see sending one of these in to a battlefield or warzone.Big enough to do what it wants,when it wants,where it wants.Just armor it up,fit it with cameras,guns and a sound system(for "ride of the valkyries" of course) and a blade to fill in any foxholes it encounters. Turn it loose to harvest info and enemy.

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