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BEAR Robot Designed To Rescue Wounded Soldiers

Posted by samzenpus on from the ursine-rescue dept.

Zothecula writes "The US Army is currently testing a robot designed to locate, lift, and carry wounded soldiers out of harm's way without risking additional lives. With feedback from its on-board sensors and cameras, the Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (BEAR) can be remotely controlled through the use of a special M-4 rifle grip controller or by hand gestures using an AnthroTronix iGlove motion glove. This equipment would allow a soldier to direct BEAR to a wounded soldier and transport them to safety where they can be assessed by a combat medic."

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  1. and so the first thing the robot can say will be: by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2, Funny

    "What is the number of your life insurance policy?"

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  2. Scary. by goldaryn · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm on the battlefield, wounded, afraid and possibly delerious, and up rolls the bastard offspring of Wall-E and pedobear?

  3. Airports... by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 2, Funny

    My first thought at seeing the picture was that this was some new TSA insult.

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  4. Re:So why not... by MichaelSmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    No doubt both sides would outsource BEAR remote control to the same big company on the outskirts of Mumbai...

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  5. Re:don't ask, don't tell by TrisexualPuppy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I resemble that remark.

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