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Does it seem believable that the wars of the future will be fought entirely with robots while humans are safely miles away, monitoring and controlling? The US military is certainly making a case for such a scenario. The latest installation is a JUH-60A Blackhawk helicopter that flies, lands, and avoids threats – all without a pilot.The autonomous Blackhawk’s official name is Rotorcraft Airscrew Systems Concept Airborne Laboratory, or RASCAL, and it has just completed its first test flight at the Diablo Mountain Range in San Jose, California. Pilots were actually aboard during the two-hour test flight for an emergency...

My wife Missy recently broke her foot. A recent trip to Wal-Mart required the use of a motorized wheel chair. Hilarity ensued.

As far as contests go, this one goes to the dogs. Rascal, a seven-year-old African sand dog, won the title at the 15th annual ugly dog contest in Del Mar, California. Rascal has made history, holding the most "ugliest dog" titles at one time, what an accomplishment.

Man, 73, Accused Of Ramming Deputy With Motorized Wheelchair POSTED: 5:49 pm EDT July 12, 2005 SALT LAKE CITY -- A 73-year-old man faces criminal charges alleging he repeatedly rammed a sheriff's deputy with his motorized wheelchair and tried to take the officer's gun. John T. Snyder was charged Monday with felony disarming a peace officer and misdemeanor counts of assault and interference with an officer. According to court papers, Salt Lake County Deputy Christopher Maez went to a Wal-Mart on July 4 after managers complained that Snyder entered the store even though he had been banned. When Maez asked...