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It's just a walking robot. Drones have been here for a lot longer and already carry deadly weapons. Following your logic, you should've been scared and running
by m-app 12y ago
It's just a walking robot. Drones have been here for a lot longer and already carry deadly weapons. Following your logic, you should've been scared and running for years already.
- derefr 12y agoIndeed; further, if we actually wanted something that could climb into your house and shoot you remotely without expending human life—we could have just stuck a turret to a cellphone to a police dog. Robots are scary only because they allow for ubiquitous drone warfare—millions of drones just clogging the streets, or maybe small enough to hide in the shadows like stray pets. For targeted drone warfare, though, we've already had the technology for a long, long time.
- jpindar 12y agoPolice departments already use robots with cameras and guns. But because they're small and have tank treads rather than legs no one seems worried about them.
- blechx 12y agoTo be fair, if you ask people in Yemen, 'scared and running' is probably exactly to the point. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/10/drones-dream-yemeni-teenager-mohammed-tuaiman-death-cia-strike http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/10/drones-dream-ye...