[presidio9]

[presidio9]

[APFel]

I always thought Army combat robots would look more like "Ziggo" from "Battlebots".

APf

[Blzbba]

When does SkyNet go online?

I, for one, welcome our new Robot Overlords...

[mark502inf]

a soldier could typically hit a watermelon at 300 meters. At that same distance, Quinn says, the SWORDS system could "hit a target the size of a nickel."

Good to know we'll be ready when the watermelons & nickles gang up to attack us!

[iso]

Go robot soldiers F**k Iraq terrorists !

[agere_contra]

Other advantages include the fact that the robots do not need sleep, food, or water. They don't require training; they will not be susceptible to battle fatigue;

Oh great. It doesn't eat, it doesn't sleep and it absolutely will not stop until you are dead. What could possibly go wrong!

[sr4402]

'Master Anakin, if you become a machine; I fear you will lose some of your humanness'

/Sarcasm OFF

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Sir Killalot

[Lee Heggy]

Like all weapons systems I'm sure this one will have it's vulnerabilities. When it is deployed against an enemy those faults will become readily apparent. The article doesn't say much about defensive components such as armor. At 180 lbs it sounds a bit light. I don't think it will be able to handle an rpg very well but then, anything that will help keep our men from harm is worth a try. I wonder what role it be be used in. Recon?

[justshutupandtakeit]

Sounds promising.

[oyez]

Exterminate----Extermiante!-----Eexterminate!

Perfect!

[goldstategop]

The Terminator Lands In Iraq: A la hasta vista baby, al Zarqawi; you're soon to be terminated! Cool.

Denny Crane: "I look to two things: First to God and then to Fox News."

[FlipWilson]

I can see it now, George Stephanopolus interviews Mr. and Mrs. Toaster, the parents of the slain battle robot who was drafted into service in pursuit of Mr. Bush's increasingly unpopular war.

[naturalized]

[Nowhere Man]

Boilerplate, the Victorian Era robot soldier from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Click pic to see the site.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

T'heck with robots. MOABs are what I wanna see.

[FierceDraka]