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Soldiers Bond with Bomb-Defusing Robots

hdtv writes "Reuters is running a story that talks about the emotional bonds that US soldiers develop with the robots in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. The company, most famous on the US market for its Roomba vacuum cleaner, provided '300 PackBot Tactical Mobile Robots deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan to open doors in urban combat, lay fiber-optic cable, defuse bombs and perform other hazardous duties previously done by humans alone.'"

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  1. And THANK YOU! by _PimpDaddy7_ · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Dear Dave,

    As an American, I want to personally thank YOU for your service to this country.

  2. Re:Let me be the first to say "Thank You!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dave,

    As a fellow disabled verteran, we were already thanked a few days ago (All of us since 75') when it was reveled our data was taken to an employee's and stolen.

    I am not a privacy parnoid person, but this highlights why our information is nto safe with the government.

  3. Re:SPARKY!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuck you KFG!