NEWS: The Robots are Taking Over, Finally

GEEK: The Robots are Taking Over, Finally

They are milking our cows. They are parking our cars. They are standing in for our doctors.

We're even giving them weapons.

More than 1,000 iRobot tactical mobile robots are deployed around the world, executing search, recon, and bomb-disposal missions. Just this past Wednesday, the U.S. military placed an order for $17.5 million worth of robots from the company.

This newest government robot looks like a remote controlled tank and includes a Taser X26 stun gun. A little like this, but with the ability to kick some ass.

The army need only remember to plug the little fucker's battery in every day for 4 to 6 hours.

It's not like it's the first, if I'm not mistaken the army has been selectively using remote controlled robots with guns for the past few years no in Iraq.

The predator's been around for a while but they recently gave it missiles.
But hey, now we can wage war on less advanced nations without actually doing any work.

But did they have to call it Irobot? Asimov must be spinning in his grave.

My dad still milks his own cows.

The big question in all of this is: Since it's an Irobot, which version of itunes does it use?

I want an astromech version. I could use it to go shopping for me.

irobot rocks. they also make roombas.

We shouldn't be creating these death bots. This is serious, folks! Prepare yourself for the Robot Rebellion!

Seriously. DId Ah-nold teach us nothing with all those Terminator movies?

I think this is the best possible thing that could happen for our troops, as far as new equipment goes. Often times it is the smallest piece of information that gets a soldier killed and this helps fill in some of the gaps.

How many live human soldiers could be properly outfitted for what we're spending here on 74 robots?

I'd rather they spend billions on these robots and use them instead of sending human beings into combat.
Robots...$17 million
NOT having to buy body armor 'cause nothings blowing up around you...PRICELESS

Actually the training for human soldiers costs well over 100,000$ per soldier. So a robot that is only 45,000$ is more cost effective because it is designed to reduce risk to soldiers, so it will save lives. I am all for a robot getting blown up instead of me.

It takes quite a bit of money to pay, train, feed, outfit, and eventually give medical treatment to soldiers. Exactly how much, I don't know.

But honestly, I don't care if the loss of human life can be lowered.

I fear a robot uprising more than a zombie uprising.

The robots are already bent on the destruction of the human race, according to a recent documentary I saw called Transformers.

mm hm.

And who will be held responsible, when the robot with a taser "makes a mistake" and zaps a suspect 47 times? That will be "unforeseeable software problems", right?

funniest part is, it won't be someone ELSE taping it...the robot will be incriminating itself (that is until robots are given the same constitutional rights as humans...)

DP.

And not the fun kind.

I don't mean brand new ones. I mean the ones that are already in the field who are still poorly equipped. That's still happening, right?