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S. Korea Considers Using Armed Robots Along DMZ

Posted by Zonk on from the worked-in-robocop dept.

Slicker writes "S. Korea and N. Korea (aka the ROK and DPRK, respectively) share the most heavily fortified border that has ever existed. Now the ROK is considering deployment of armed robots." Not expected until sometime in the 2010s. From the article: "Robots with weapons mounted on their frames are each expected to be able to observe from 2 and 1 kilometers during the day and night, respectively, and will have the capability to record voices and take pictures in a 180-degree circle."

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  1. Windows by soniCron88 · · Score: 0, Troll

    God, I hope these robots aren't running Windows...

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  2. Re:What N. Korea in 2010? by gbdc · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hi George, oops I mean Cheney. Anyways, please wake up, and be content with Iraq mess already.

  3. DIY by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 1, Troll

    They should just use a bunch of pissed off ex-prisoners freed from North Korean captivity.

    Really, why does the US perpetuate the Korean stalemate that has now produced a raving nuclear terrorist, while South Korean government subsidies provide their residents with telecom systems vastly superior to ours? I don't know about replacing our thousands of troops there with robocops, but that situation really is perverted, and clearly has solved nothing.

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  4. Re:Robot Apocalypse of Nature is one step closer by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Troll

    "The DMZ is a wildlife paradise --- hopefully the wildlife is not extinguished by armedbots because the wildlife merely moves throughout the DMZ. I would like to see the armedbots recognize the difference between human and animal before going robocop."

    They weren't terribly clear on this topic, but they don't actually say anywhere that these robots would actually go rolling around looking for targets. Frankly, I can't imagine they'd be anything but stationary. (1 - 2km visual range?)

    In that case, some animals may die, but they'll learn quickly not to hang around there. I'll be honest, though, I don't expect this to go live without human interaction. They'll probably be set up with a dude sitting in a shelter somewhere watching video feeds and responding to alarms.

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  5. The Koreans are ten years behind. by bombadier_beetle · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Americans are already using armed robots to kill, er, I mean, free Iraqis.

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