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Robot To Serve Security Detail At FIFA World Cup In Brazil

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @08:08PM from the you-have-20-seconds-to-comply dept.

Hallie Siegel writes "PackBots will be deployed in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup Soccer season to bring a high-tech approach to security. The nation's government has secured a $7.2 million deal with PackBot's creators for 30 of the military bots. The robots will be stationed throughout Brazil's 12 host cities, during the soccer matches to boost security and help examine any suspicious objects."

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Obligatory... by Anonymous Coward · 2014-02-19 20:24 · Score: 2, Funny

Number 5, is alive!
Re:RoboCops by opusman · 2014-02-19 21:24 · Score: 4, Funny

Drop your weapons. You have 20 seconds to comply.
Are the games even going to happen here by litehacksaur111 · 2014-02-20 05:14 · Score: 2

The stadium is like 6 months behind schedule and has suffered from numerous accidents including fire damage. I think this is the least of their troubles at the moment.