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Surveillance Robot That is Programmed To Hide

Posted by samzenpus on from the our-new-clandestine-overlords dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The folks over at Lockheed Martin have just released information about their new covert robot that can sneak up on buildings, detect and evade sentries, and send reconnaissance information back to the good guys. From the article: 'What makes the robot special is its ability to build a computer model of its surroundings, incorporating information on lines of sight. The robot is fitted with a laser scanner to allow it to covertly map its environment in 3D. It also has a set of acoustic sensors which it uses to distinguish nearby footsteps and their direction.'"

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  1. better verify that by clarkn0va · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and send reconnaissance information back to the good guys

    So if I know for sure that I'm the bad guy, I definitely don't want to be using one of these.

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    I am literally 3000 tokens away from the chaotic crossbow --Stephen
  2. Re:I for one by Dayze!Confused · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that can sneak up on buildings...

    Those buildings are so dang hard to sneak up on, but they sure let out quit a yelp when you surprise them!

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    "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." [Thomas Jefferson]
  3. Important Message from Kremlen by ae1294 · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia robots hide from YOU!

  4. Re:Degrees of definition by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    0. KILL ALL HUMANS

  5. Re:I for one by ae1294 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... welcome our new hidden overlords

    I was paranoid before I RTFA now I'm bat shit insane! The tin foil just isn't gonna cut it now.
    I wonder if I can modify my tiger repelling rock to repel tiny robot overlords?

    Anyone got a firmware update? The last one I Installed was 2.45b which seems slightly buggy and didn't mention anything about robots.

  6. It's been done before by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 4, Funny

    I could prove it if I could just find the stupid thing...

  7. Re:As if my insomnia wasn't bad enough already by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 3, Funny

    WALL-E was kinda cool, you know what's not cool? When he sneaks into your house in the middle of the night, neutralizes your dog and family members, then fulfill's your bittersweet fantasies of a robot style apocalypse!

    STALK-R?

  8. Just when you thought by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... it was safe to jerk off