Soldiers Bond With Bots, Take Them Fishing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday May 8, 2007 @05:19AM from the brave-new-world dept.

HarryCaul writes "Soldiers are finding themselves becoming more and more attached to their robotic helpers. During one test of a mine clearing robot, 'every time it found a mine, blew it up and lost a limb, it picked itself up and readjusted to move forward on its remaining legs, continuing to clear a path through the minefield.' The man in charge halted the test, though - 'He just could not stand the pathos of watching the burned, scarred and crippled machine drag itself forward on its last leg. This test, he charged, was inhumane.' Sometimes the soldiers even take their metallic companions fishing. Is there more sympathy for Robot Rights than previously suspected?"

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Re:"Hired Killers?" by Pentagram · 2007-05-09 03:22 · Score: 1, Troll

Hired killers? Is that your view of those who serve in the military?

Soldiers are paid, so they are "hired" in a sense, and the ultimate aim of the military is to kill. "Hired killers" is an accurate term.

On behalf of my former Army and Marine Corps comrades, FUCK YOU.

Good to see hired killers have no problems with mental stability.