Robot bear to save lives

Metro ^ | 10/13/06 | metro

[Teflonic]

Found this to be interesting...

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Another milestone on the way to totally mechanical infantry units capable to taking and holding territory.

[linear]

Run for the hills! It is the first Cylon!!

[Teflonic]

Yeah I can see a day when armies are made up of mechanical infantry units controlled by gamers sitting at home in their pjs.

[webheart]

Who wrote that headline? It says robot bear, which makes one think of a giant teddy bear walking around picking up wounded soldiers. I mean, the visual is cute and all, and maybe the giant teddy bear will shield soldiers with its massive fur-covered body. But the story says they are using the acronym BEAR Robot. There is absolutely no similarity to any bear, either real or teddy. I withhold further comment, although it is difficult.

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[Dreagon]

Yeah I can see a day when armies are made up of mechanical infantry units controlled by gamers sitting at home in their pjs

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I WANT ONE!!! I WANT ONE!! I WANT ONE!!!!

[Reaganesque]

So, does this bear go in the woods?

[N. Theknow]

Maybe this is why the word BEAR was in the headline.

The remote-controlled android, dubbed the Battlefield Extraction and Retrieval Robot (Bear), has a range of up to 50m.

Other than that, it is indeed poorly written and does lead one to imagine a mechanical Panda with a Red Cross on it.

[Verloona Ti]

It reminds me of a prototype of Shardik, from Stephen King's Dark Tower books (and more distantly from Richard Adams' novel). A VERY distant prototype.

[mikrofon]

Yeah, but can it fight forest fires?

[linear]

It would be really cool of the manufacturer would put one of those scrolling red LED lights on the front, just for kicks.

[ikka]

Gonna need to be bulletproof.

[BJClinton]

The droid can carry weights up to 220kg (35st).

Michael Moore better not got injured on any battlefields or he's SOL.

[CATravelAgent]

I can see a day when bouncers are totally automated...

Barfly emergency ejection robot (BEER)

[exile]

My picnic basket!

[vollmond]

They need to add a nano blood-sealant dispenser to this baby, too.

[Fatuncle]

Michael Moore better not got injured on any battlefields or he's SOL.

Michael Moore on a battleground? Please. We are dealing with reality here.

On the other hand, in the realm of fantasy: Scan complete. Subject identified as Michael Moore. Initiating subroutine 1a273b. Remove subjects head. Insert up subject's anus.

[Recon Dad]

Not to be a skeptic but the idea of this thing carrying a wounded soldier any distance over uneven terrain looks very dubious. I could see a lot of guys getting dropped on their heads or being dragged by a limb and doing more harm than good.