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Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies
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| July 15, 2009
Posted on 07/15/2009 5:14:05 AM PDT by RDTF
It could be a combination of 19th-century mechanics, 21st-century technology — and a 20th-century horror movie.
A Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on a steam-powered robot that would fuel itself by gobbling up whatever organic material it can find — grass, wood, old furniture, even dead bodies.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: biomass; bodies; military; robot
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:14:06 AM PDT
by
RDTF
To: RDTF
To: RDTF
Robotic Technology Inc.’s Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot — that’s right, “EATR”
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:15:46 AM PDT
by
RDTF
("I'm pretty sure this is a 2 man job once the shooting starts")
To: RDTF
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:15:52 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Sarah Palin-Jim DeMint 2012 - Liz Cheney for Sec of State - Duncan Hunter SecDef)
To: RDTF
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:16:23 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(Brevity: Saying a lot, while saying very little.)
To: RDTF
"You mean, like democrats?"
Bob Hope.
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:16:46 AM PDT
by
C210N
(A patriot for a Conservative Renaissance!)
To: RDTF
I don’t like this. Does this mean I get eaten first?
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:19:27 AM PDT
by
allmost
To: RDTF
Are you sure this wasn’t from a script of the Movie “Wild Wild West II”?
steam-powered robot
Sounds like something Dr. Loveless came up with.
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:20:43 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: RDTF
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:24:30 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: RDTF
They already exist.
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:26:32 AM PDT
by
TSgt
(Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
To: MikeWUSAF
LOL!
You’re right.
Hide the dogs!
To: RDTF
"The scoops are on their way!"
Cheers!
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:28:32 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: MikeWUSAF
Good lord. That pic could replace Helen Thomas as the “not hot” babe.
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:28:34 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: csvset
"That pic could replace Helen Thomas as the “not hot” babe."No, my vote for that would be the picture of the Code Pink behemoth sitting on a park bench with her belly hanging lower than the hem of her dress ...
I don't have that picture handy, but I'm sure that someone does.
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posted on
07/15/2009 5:31:44 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Think Of It As Evolution in Action)
To: RDTF
Upon the EATR platform, the Pentagon could build all sorts of things — a transport, an ambulance, a communications center, even a mobile gunship
So, nobody forsees the possibility of issues surrounding the building of a somewhat autonomous machine designed to kill people, and that feeds off dead bodies.
I can see it now - a "minor software glitch" sends one of these things on a smorgasbordian rampage...
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:06:50 AM PDT
by
chrisser
(Facts and honesty won't change the world. You want change - you need propaganda.)
To: Squantos
Wonder where they will find the volunteers for the “live” testing?
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:11:21 AM PDT
by
SLB
(Wyoming's Alan Simpson on the Washington press - "all you get is controversy, crap and confusion")
To: RDTF
Now here is an example of how military research spending can move over into the realm of civilian use.
Just imagine your auto being fitted with one of these engines. It will run on roadkill—and no more unsightly dead dogs lying around. Why people will be steering for those dead armadillos instead of away from them.
Move over Velcro!
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:16:34 AM PDT
by
wildbill
To: chrisser
I especially like the idea of an ambulance which feeds off dead bodies. What could possibly go wrong?
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:20:12 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(I don't believe anything anyone says about anything anymore.)
To: ClearCase_guy
I especially like the idea of an ambulance which feeds off dead bodies. What could possibly go wrong?
I just keep seeing the Monty Python and the Holy Grail "I'm not dead yet" scene.
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:29:42 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
To: SLB
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posted on
07/15/2009 6:35:36 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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