Korean Unmanned Vehicle and Robot Dog Soldier Plans
The Korean Agency for Defense Development has announced an update to their fleet of unmanned vehicles and future robot soldier plans. The XAV models that they first released last year have been updated to achieve higher speeds (up to 45 kilometers an hour) and equipped with 5.56-millimeter machine guns. The vehicles will function in both surveillance and front line missions and are part of a military robot project to reduce human losses at war. The agency also announced that they are developing "dog-like robot soldiers," called "gyeonma," that will eventually replace human soldiers. The robots are equipped with eight legs and are scheduled for borderline guard duties by 2012. Wait, how can a robot be "dog-like" and have eight legs? Do all dogs in Korea have eight legs? Do they also shoot webs? Are these dogs actually giant spiders? If so, why not just get them to patrol the borders? Nothing is more frightening to smugglers and illegal immigrants than giant army spiders.
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Jerks at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a robotic snake that can wrap itself around objects when thrown at them. Cool, here -- grab a hold of this volcano. The idea is to create a robot capable of slithering into tight spaces, perhaps for scouting or search-and-r... / Continue →
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Because building our future killers is all the rage right now, this is a video of a quadrocopter fitted with a 3-D printed claw modeled after an eagle's so it can grab things in flight. You know, things like YOUR HEAD. Then drop you from really high up. Like my high school p... / Continue →
