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Military Set To Develop Smart, Robotic Cameras

Posted by samzenpus on from the unseen-mechanized-eye dept.

coondoggie writes "In a move seemingly straight out of the Terminator movies, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency this week said it has contracted with 15 companies or universities to begin building software and hardware that will give machines or robots visual intelligence similar to humans."

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  1. Unfortunately... by MokuMokuRyoushi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It'll be a long time before anything is produced to replace a human's decision making and observation skills.

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    Humans are terrible replicators of Godly things.
    1. Re:Unfortunately... by thrillseeker · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I'd be impressed if we could build something with the senses and decision making capabilities of a fruit fly.

  2. Re:Shoot anything armed you mean ... by nedlohs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And the guy in the van that rendered assistance to the wounded guy? What did he and his kids have that looked like weapons?