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Machine Gun Sentry Robot Unveiled
mpthompson writes "Samsung has partnered with a Korean university to develop a robotic sentry equipped with a 5.5mm machine gun. Meant for deployment along the DMZ between North and South Korea, the $200,000 robot employs sophisticated pattern recognition software for targeting humans. No three laws here, but the robot does include a speaker that can be used to politely issue a warning before taking the target out. The promotional video is both scary and funny at the same time."
real-life aimbot
"You're everywhere. You're omnivorous."
Am tired of the same old joke.
This thing would pwn jehova's witnesses!
it doesn't like to hunt for it's own bacon.
> politely issue a warning before taking the target out
I could have given them some to use:
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"
"Your move, creep!"
"Stay out of trouble!"
And the list goes on.
But knowing them, I bet they'll just go with "You have 20 seconds to comply".
"You can justify anything by putting it in quotes, adding a famous name and making it a sig" - Albert Einstein
But can it tell the difference between trees and... aliens?
I'm sold! Imagine how much better we will all be able to sleep once these bad boys are deployed along the Canadian border!
You can't just up and *ban* the U.S. Marines!
After being thwarted yet a third time in the past, Skynet outsourced time line assassinations to Samsung and the rest they say is history.
And 200K? For 200 I could do the same thing: a home-depot motion sensor, a voice chip with loudspeaker, and a handful of fertilizer/oil land mines.
Yeah, but when yours gets hit by lightning will Ally Sheedy be able to dance with it? I think not.
E.D.-209: Please, put down your weapon. You have twenty seconds to comply.
...
Guy: But, but, but....
E.D.-209: Please, put down your weapon. You have twenty seconds to comply.
Guy: Please, I put it down already. Don't shoot!
E.D.-209: Please, put down your weapon. You have twenty seconds to comply.
Guy:
E.D.-209: Thank you for your compliance.
"On a scale from 1 to 10, people are stupid"
Comrade! The peoples of Oceania are, in fact, better off than they have been since the beginning of civilization! We far outstrip the production capacities of Eastasia, our perpetual enemy in the battle for the rights of the people! We live in plenty, where under our former masters we fed like dogs begging for scraps at the master's table. Glory to Oceania! Glory to Ingsoc! Glory to Big Brother!
Yep. That about sums it up.
America is nowhere near as close to 1984 as North Korea is.
SRSLY.
That was covered by Starcraft, which ripped off Aliens.
My script don't crash! She crashes, you crashed her!
And you have? Come on, this is Slashdot. Righty doesn't count.
(sorry, I was going to mod you up, but the opportunity was just too good)
How are sites slashdotted when nobody reads TFAs?
You! Shrub! Put down that human...you have 20 seconds to comply.
Gives new meaning to the term "Tourist Trap"
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...but that musical score is fucking fantastic!
// file: mice.h
#include "frickin_lasers.h"
Well, that's it. From now on, all wars will be fought in the name of the funny. Only nut shots will be allowed.
// file: mice.h
#include "frickin_lasers.h"
Could you imagine if Microsoft made this robot?
Robo-sentry.NET Vista Live: It looks like you're trying to enter a demilitarized zone! Would you like to:
Either that, or they'd try and sell trespassers V1AGRA
Seriously, if you want to learn anything when it comes to threads like these, tune your preferences to demote posts marked "funny". You'll be amazed.
I think there should be an international treaty banning all lethal weapons without a brain attached to the trigger.
In what way must the brain be attached? Would duct tape work? How about staples?
"Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
What if the enemy was dressed as a pantomime horse?
You've obviously never seen a scared turtle...
What's with all this talk about humans and wild animals and newfangled killer robots and stuff in the DMZ?!?
I remember the days when all we had in our DMZ was servers, and we liked it that way!
Kids these days...
... or hidden inside a giant wooden badger?
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
Invading North Korean soldier
or South Korean Soldier (or just a tourist) who lost one's way........
Clippy:
"It looks like you're intruding South Korea.
Would you like a perfect headshot?
*Get shot immediately.
*Run still a bit and get shot then.
[ ] Don't ask again."
"Hannibal's plans never work right. They just work." Amy/A-Team
It would be perfect for the first three weeks...
What would Lemmy do?
You would be amazed what alarms a cat can trip off when they enter "neurotic mode". My cat has repeatedly tripped off a "pet proof" system of dual motion sensors with "pet guard" features. The IR requires a body mass larger than a large dog to trip and the radar is aimed at the 4 ft level and above, both must trip at the same time to trigger the alarm. I'd love to be in the house to see what he's doing to trigger it. Nearest I can figure is he's either flying several feet off the floor while turning corners or is throwing things at the sensors.
I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
What if it doesn't want to be switched off?
Answer the door naked with a vodka bottle filled with water.
Swig the water and ask 'what do you want'?
They don't come back.