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Aussie Army Trains With Fleet of Robots On Segways
kkleiner writes "The armed forces of the world have already begun to hunt down and shoot robots. No, it's not the beginning of the man-machine war; it's a state-of-the-art training simulation that's very cool to watch. Australia-based Marathon Robotics has taken Segways and turned them into human-shaped autonomous robots capable of moving around streets and buildings just like people in a crowd! The Marathon bots can act like insurgents, hostages, or civilians, letting armed soldiers practice before being exposed to the real thing. The Australian Department of Defense already has a training camp using the robots, and the US Marine Corps will be establishing one this year."
If only they made some of those robots similar to Serge Graystone; or perhaps, more appropriately, to few targetbots we've seen in the pilot.
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Not NEARLY the same. In this, you're firing live rounds! A recoil, a powerful bang, real bullets go through cover, etc. Could even come up with a sport where it would be a lone man on the course with a real gun versus a team of people controlling the robots. Kinda a Rambo challenge, where if a robot manages to shoot the lone player with a paintball the robot wins.
"I mean sure, they COULD just send their snipers off big game hunting, but that might not play so well."
They have been doing that since WW1. The recent shooting of 6000 terrorist camels hardly raised an eyebrow over here.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.