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US Army Testing Robots with Shotguns

Darren writes "The US Army is testing robots armed with shotguns. The robots are called Packbots and have already seen some action in Iraq. It also has chemical sensors that detect nuclear, biological, and chemical contaminants. Maybe I've seen a few too many bad sci-fi movies, but robots with shotguns scare me."

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  1. eka posti! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ha!

  2. FRIST PSOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  3. Re:uhoh by Xemu · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I am a viral sig. Please help me spread.

    Aw, dude. You should have used firefox, then you would never had got infected.
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  4. Re:Shotguns violate the Geneva Convention. by pyro+jackelope · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Tell that to the people dressed as civilians blowing away women and children with bombs strapped to their chest.

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  5. Re:Dupe? Old? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Elect a fascist and guess what, get exotic superweapon technology and secret services obsessed with control and the occult. Do the words "Konzentrationslager" and "Zyklon-B" ring a bell when mentioned in one sentence with Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo?

  6. Re:Dupe? Old? by Pharmboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's time people in the US stood up and said "ENOUGH!"

    We did, and Bush was re-elected. Just a few days ago. With the largest majority since Reagan in 1988. With the most votes in US history.

    You don't have to like it, but the majority of US citizens PREFER Bush and the status quo. You can make excuses or try to blame it away, but it doesn't hold water because he won, fair, by EVERYONE's definition (no lawsuits, no disputes). WHY people can't accept that the people HAVE spoken is beyond me.

    Just because YOU disagree with the majority, doesn't mean the majority have not spoken and expressed their will. You're just pissed because everyone doesn't agree with you. Deal with it.

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  7. Re:Dupe? Old? by jcr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did you notice that back in 2000, none of the people who demanded that we have recount after recount until gore won were offering to rescind the Kennedy administration?

    -jcr

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