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Nations in Race to Develop Combat Robots
chosun ^ | October 27, 2009

Posted on 10/26/2009 5:52:48 PM PDT by Flavius

The age when unmanned robots will replace soldiers on the battlefield is not far off, said Kim Soo-hyun, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, in a seminar hosted by the Army on Wednesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at english.chosun.com ...


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1 posted on 10/26/2009 5:52:49 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius

Nice heel-to-toe locomotion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67CUudkjEG4&feature=player_embedded

From Boston Dynamics, the same outfit that made the combat packMule...


2 posted on 10/26/2009 5:56:17 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Flavius

This is one of my favorites. I’d recommend that it be able to recharge parasitically, like off an enemy power line or something.

Perch and stare...!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI-ldy—D1Q&NR=1


3 posted on 10/26/2009 5:57:56 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Flavius

So when does Skynet get activated?


4 posted on 10/26/2009 6:04:31 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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To: Flavius

They should start with NFL players.


5 posted on 10/26/2009 6:08:28 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Flavius
High Speed Robot Hand
6 posted on 10/26/2009 6:12:30 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Kartographer

Somebody please post the standard gratuitous Summer Glau pic. We have rules, ya know.


7 posted on 10/26/2009 6:15:40 PM PDT by ebshumidors (vet, rifleman, 'nuff said.)
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To: ebshumidors

How fast would you jump out of THIS pool...?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJslSbsLOU&feature=channel


8 posted on 10/26/2009 6:16:33 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Flavius

Patton would puke. I salute him.


9 posted on 10/26/2009 6:20:55 PM PDT by GingisK
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Weren’t there robots fighting wars in one of the “Star Wars” movies?


10 posted on 10/26/2009 6:22:46 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: GingisK

it was only a matter of time we are all screwed


11 posted on 10/26/2009 6:23:26 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Weren’t there robots fighting wars in one of the “Star Wars” movies?

Why, yes. But that wasn't real life.

12 posted on 10/26/2009 6:23:50 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Flavius
Combat robots? I'll take this one

(Subaru from Nanoha StrikerS)

13 posted on 10/26/2009 6:24:36 PM PDT by John Locke
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To: Flavius
...it was only a matter of time we are all screwed...

Come on, asteroid!

14 posted on 10/26/2009 6:25:11 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Flavius

Rereading it now.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

15 posted on 10/26/2009 6:27:05 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: Flavius

Oh NOES!!!

Transformers versus Terminators!!!


16 posted on 10/26/2009 7:19:11 PM PDT by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: John Locke

Subaru?!?

Do they have a WRX STi version?

;-P


17 posted on 10/26/2009 7:21:22 PM PDT by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: Flavius

NObama wants to give between $25 and 150 million to Islamic countries for them to develop technology!!!


18 posted on 10/26/2009 7:23:46 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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19 posted on 10/26/2009 7:35:50 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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To: Vince Ferrer

WOW - thanks for the link, I had no idea things had progressed this far - or fast.


20 posted on 10/26/2009 8:30:20 PM PDT by ASOC (Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui)
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