[2ndDivisionVet]

Sounds good, wonder if it will work?

[garjog]

It would be cool if we have secretly developed an army of robots and are about to release them on Iran like the Manhattan project.

[R_Kangel]

[BGHater]

Will it take an oath to the Constitution?

[Reform4Bush]

Robots also aren’t restricted by the Geneva convention. I think Torboto is the answer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KH6Oxb1Q5k

[Fluke Codewriter]

There's also a movie where a Security Robot with spinning circular saws goes ape and much killing. Tearing through walls and the like. Anyone know the name of that movie so we can find a pic of the robot somewhere?

[B-Chan]

Speaking of robot soldiers...

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

ping.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

"Such a change would save money, as robots are usually cheaper to replace than people."

Robots are more expendable than human beings. That should be more of a selling point.

[LibWhacker]

Yeah, give robots autonomy but require that highly-trained, elite troops in the field hold their fire until some committee of lawyers at the Pentagon gives the order to fire. Brilliant.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

"It is that they have the potential to act more humanely than people."

The potential impartiality is a crux of the issue with advanced robots. It would be very tempting to put robots in places of power: such as political leaders; soldiers (as in this case); policemen; and judges where their human counterparts could be tainted by corruption, prejudice, greed, ego, etc. But then if so much power is relinquished to robots, they could more easily overthrow humanity.

[AndyTheBear]

Nobody mourns a robot.

Why not? It happens in science fiction all the time.

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[Silly]

I'm ready for a fight anytime!

[Silly]

Tiny military robots?

[Silly]

Your future.

[MarkT]

"If, say, the drone from which the fatal attack on Mr Atef was launched had sensed that his car was overtaking a school bus, it may have held fire."

Sounds good except our concept of a school bus is a elongated, yellow vehicle with many windows. Two things: 1. The rag-head terroists would all be driving these around town. 2. The real school buses elsewhere in the world might not conform to our concepts. Also, the MSM would be reporting daily that we destroyed 10 school buses per day along with 300 kids.

Less sophistication and more explosion. This robotic concept is a good one but might be simpler and less expensive to have a human sitting on U.S. soil control the vehicle (a la UAV) and make the decisions.

[Wiz]

[Lazamataz]

[jmcenanly]

Just so long as they are not wired in series.

Centralized control is not a good idea.

[Fluke Codewriter]

AMEE from Red Plant, a good idea at the time.

Warbeast from Death Machine. Kick Azz