Linux Powers Military UGV

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday February 1, 2006 @04:32PM from the what-could-go-wrong dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Linux powers a new autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that learns routes by following along behind foot-soldiers, after which it can retrace the route solo, avoiding obstacles. iRobot's "R-Gator" UGV is based on John Deere's 658cc, diesel-powered M-Gator military utility vehicle platform, with control, navigation, and object-avoidance systems based on BlueCat Linux from LynuxWorks. I wonder how Linux idealists feel about their cute little OS being deployed in machinery of war?"

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Sweet! by SaDan · 2006-02-01 16:35 · Score: 5, Funny

If Linux can go to war, it's almost ready for the corporate desktop!
1. Re:Sweet! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-02-01 16:51 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  The prototype ran on Windows, but the robot arm had a tendency to keep throwing chairs at the enemy...
Slogan... by Jsutton1027w · 2006-02-01 16:38 · Score: 5, Funny

"Nothin' runs like a Penguin"
Re:First Weapons ports by Sinistrad_D · 2006-02-01 17:05 · Score: 5, Funny

All of which will have to be put down in order to turn on the vehicles lights!