Darpa Creating Cheetah-Bot to Hunt Humans

Tom's Guide ^ | March 2, 2011 | Tuan Mai

[decimon]

Darpa awards contract to create a cheetah robot that is faster than the fastest human alive.

On Friday, Boston Dynamics has announced that the United States Department of Defense's research agency, DARPA, has awarded them a contract to build a new four-legged robot that will be fast enough to chase, evade, and hunt down the fastest human.

[fr_freak]

The future is looking very spooky..... I swear they made a movie about something like this...

Yup. Screamers

[PapaBear3625]

[al_c]

Built by Skynet.

[catman67]

[ViLaLuz]

That’s creepy.

[frankenMonkey]

Thank heavens they are doing this!
Lack of predators has led to the deterioration of the species.
;-)

[decimon]

Thank heavens they are doing this!
Lack of predators has led to the deterioration of the species.
;-)

Certainly our running ability. Or as they say in San Francisco, "Show me a man with claw marks on his butt and...."

[KarlInOhio]

Thank heavens they are doing this! Lack of predators has led to the deterioration of the species. ;-)

They tried that with wolves, but PETA protested that they were suffering from high cholesterol from eating the slow, fat people at the back of the herd.

[2001convSVT]

“Didn't see no miracle of science that didn't go from a blessing to a curse” - Sting

[Georgia Girl 2]

Is it faster than a speeding bullet? Say a .50 cal.

[Chode]

doesn't look big enough to carry the battery it'll need to power itself...

[Joe 6-pack]

I was also thinking about the powerplant on this thing. It looks like it would weigh at least as much as a dirtbike, probably more. When you add in all the other power requirements it would need to be effective (thermal optics, complicated and elaborate hydraulics, etc.) you’re talking about a requirement for a whole lot of juice. Now, for it to be as silent and stealthy as they suggest, that would imply electric power, and you’re right on...the batteries alone would be huge for extended activity. Perhaps enough to send into a building like we’d currently employ a K9, but I see protracted battlefield use a good way off in the future...or at least until Iron Man’s chest implant reactor becomes available.

[RichInOC]

William Gibson, call your office.

What’s next, computer security programs that can kill you?

[decimon]

What’s next, computer security programs that can kill you?

Well, I don't know that I trust that Peter Norton.

[Chode]

damn straight...

[RightOnline]

Humor is just lost on some.

[GOPJ]

TSA is getting the Groping Gopher model.

LOL