Israel to Raze With Robot Bulldozers

AP ^ | October 30, 2003 | GAVIN RABINOWITZ

[veronica]

The giant Caterpillar bulldozer, used by the Israeli military to destroy Palestinian homes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, now comes with a controversial new feature: remote control. Israel says its remote-control technology will lower risks to soldiers. But Palestinians fear it will lead to more frequent raids using the machines and make the three-year conflict even bloodier.

The remote-controlled D-9 bulldozer and a remote-control version of the Humvee, equipped with machine guns, were developed by the Israeli army and the Technion Institute of Technology. Both machines are U.S.-made, with Israeli modifications. They are expected to go into service in the next few weeks. The army refused to comment or reveal further details about the new equipment. Israel has been a pioneer in unmanned weapons systems for nearly three decades, developing one of the first remote-controlled planes and more recently creating machine guns and grenade launchers that can be fired from afar. The weapons are equipped with cameras, so their operators can see what they are doing.

[TexasRepublic]

Can you imagine paying Pac Man in Gaza with one of those things? Wow!

[anotherview]

Sounds like a step forward to me. Fighting terrorism without risking Israeli lives is a great thing.

[TrebleRebel]

.....awaiting the Rachel Corrie jokes.....

[Sloth]

Now available in a radio-controlled version!

[Sloth]

Didn't have to wait long, did you?

[veronica]

Sounds like a step forward to me. Fighting terrorism without risking Israeli lives is a great thing.

Yep. Isn't technology great? And the Israelis are in the forefront of technology.

[keithtoo]

[egarvue]

"Jewish Robots...

ATTACK!!!!"

[xp38]

An ancient bad horror movie starring Clint Walker Robert Urich Carl Betz and others....

[AngryJawa]

Yep, the Pallies can throw all the rocks and bottles they want to. Mr. Caterpillar dosen't care one bit.

[quark]

It had better be a "lethal" robot bulldozer, replete w/.50 cal., grenade launcher, etc.

[Bobby777]

a D-9'er? ... that's a big puppy ... sounds like a good idea ...

[Bobby777]

bad? no, GOOD movie! I have a fair copy of it ... that blue-alien-from-outer-space-in-the-rock-that-jumps-into-the-D9-bulldozer-and-chase-the-men-around-the-island-before-being-shocked-back-into-reality was GREAT!!! hehe ...

[xp38]

Ok I'll bow to the judgement of someone who has actually seen it. I only went by what I read on the internet. :)

[Bobby777]

it's actually pretty silly ... but it's a fun B-movie if you like that genre ... 8)

so bad, it's good ... like "Gargoyles", "The Horror at 37,000 Feet" and others of those years ...