Comments on: Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot

By: robotic

robotic — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:08:55 +0000

This is just one of the many developing energy resources for the future robots. Alternatives are fuel cells, chemically powered artificial muscles, solar etc…

By: dixncox

dixncox — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:38:13 +0000

I looked this up, and the maker of this robot, Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) have a press release concerning this project.

They claim it is strictly a vegetarian robot.

They’re pullin’ our chains. haha

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:21:49 +0000

So long as they’re not centrally deployed by something called Skynet…

By: Brother Bill

Brother Bill — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:43:26 +0000

Ha! Fox News has altered the linked story. Now it says the robots are vegetarian.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:54:02 +0000

Hahaha! I can just imagine the robot declaring, “I require nutrients!!” in a loud creepy robot voice as it noms away on a human cadaver.

By: fun games for kids

fun games for kids — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:38:30 +0000

@redphone

I think they should be able to… I think the thing about “biomass” is that you’d have to be decomposing first before it can harvest the energy. An unconscious injured soldier isn’t decomposing enough for it to harvest any energy.

By: test

test — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:34:57 +0000

Please excuse my boldness

By: Briannana

Briannana — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:36:50 +0000

Yeah. I try not to be an anti-science guy, running around screaming the Apocalypse is upon us, but HOLY $#&@ING CRAP! I mean, what the hell are they honestly thinking? It’s like they’re playing mind games with us at this point.

By: mccrum

mccrum — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:41:58 +0000

I would have loved to be at the meeting where they discussed a need for a autonomous human-eating robot.

I swear, it’s like these people have never seen any science fiction film. They could have at least watched Terminator 3 a few years back.

By: coraleaterlinda

coraleaterlinda — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:43:12 +0000

Let me get this straight – so the military will be using robotic zombies? There’s a horror movie in here somewhere.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:38:44 +0000

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By: redphone

redphone — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:39:48 +0000

Presumably the robot will be able to tell the difference between a dead human and an unconscious, injured one.

By: John

John — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:05:19 +0000

@LisaL Apparently, we taste like bacon.

By: LisaL

LisaL — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:26:44 +0000

Wow, that’s all we need… robots that have a taste for human corpses O_O

By: Lyle

Lyle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:39:21 +0000

One Word

Bolo

Look it up, Author, Keith Laumer