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The Era of Lethal Police Robots Has Arrived
- shams93 10y agoNot the first time, way back in 2000 in Los Angeles it seemed a robot killed a suspect when the force of the door it blew open hit him and killed him http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/21/local/me-55085 http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/21/local/me-55085
- aphextron 10y agoQuite a bit different from sending a weaponized robot with the express intent to kill
- advisedwang 10y agoIs it the remote control that makes robots scary, or the autonomy? My belief is the latter. I don't think there is much difference between this and shooting someone, so long as there is still a person controlling the robot and pressing the button.
- astrodust 10y agoThere's been a history of spectacular automated defense malfunctions that I hope people are not eager to repeat. Stories like this will only become more common: https://www.wired.com/2007/10/robot-cannon-ki/ https://www.wired.com/2007/10/robot-cannon-ki/ Software is hard. Software that controls lethal weapons is crazy hard.
- Teever 10y agoI understand your point and I agree with it somewhat but I still think that there is a big issue with remotely controlled killing machines. Who is controlling them? What if a killer takes over police bots? They don't have to be autonomous to be a threat to society.
- stcredzero 10y agoDid they try tear gas first?
- Shivetya 10y agoconsider this guy had body armor its a good assumption he has something to counter tear gas or similar. besides, why take the risk, he forfeited his life by killing others and putting hundred at risk from the panic instilled.
- aphextron 10y agoI'm really glad it wasn't just me who noticed and was creeped out by this. We've officially crossed the line of executing a US citizen on American soil with a drone now.