A New Workhorse For DARPA

Roland Piquepaille writes "Later this month, Carnegie Mellon University and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will unveil the successor of the Spinner, a 7-ton unmanned robotic vehicle. Dubbed Crusher, this new 6.5-ton robot will be able to carry payloads of up to 2 tons on very complex terrains. Crusher will rely on surrounding sensors to keep its balance and learn about its environment. After intensive testings, it should start to perform its duties in 2008. Read more for additional details and pictures of Spinner and Crusher in action." However, I can see they have not yet performed the test of having Sigourney Weaver fight a hitchhiking alien with it, which is obviously crucial to our national defense.

Comments

Interesting, but...

[voice_of_all_reason]

Can they transform and combine to form Devastator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructicons yet?

From TFA

[Anonymous Coward]

"The future of war will be unmanned."

What I think they mean is,

The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today, remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots. Thank you.

Re:Spiner, Crusher?

[thewrathoffluffy]

I for one welcome our...

...ah nevermind... There's no way this can be marked +5 Funny anymore...

Pic

[Hogwash McFly]

Here's a pic of the robot in action