Surveillance Robot That is Programmed To Hide

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @04:45PM 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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Re:I for one by Dayze!Confused · 2011-03-23 17:11 · 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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Re:Degrees of definition by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-23 17:22 · Score: 5, Funny

0. KILL ALL HUMANS