http://youtube.com/watch?v=eSRO-gZfEeo http://youtube.com/watch?v=IdPThPKBn_c http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/afp/20080227/06/2528590776-automated-killer-robots-threat-humanity-expert.jpg http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080227/tts-technology-robots-military-c1b2fc3_1.html
Intelligent machines deployed on battlefields around the world – from mobile grenade launchers to rocket-firing drones – can already identify and lock onto targets without human help.
There are more than 4,000 US military robots on the ground in Iraq, as well as unmanned aircraft that have clocked hundreds of thousands of flight hours.
The first three armed combat robots fitted with large-caliber machine guns deployed to Iraq last summer, manufactured by US arms maker Foster-Miller, proved so successful that 80 more are on order,
Military leaders "are quite clear that they want autonomous robots as soon as possible, because they are more cost-effective and give a risk-free war," he said.
Several countries, led by the United States, have already invested heavily in robot warriors developed for use on the battlefield.
South Korea and Israel both deploy armed robot border guards, while China, India, Russia and Britain have all increased the use of military robots. |
A WASTE OF MONEY!!! I hoped that the USA would finally realize that the war already costed too much... and that no good came out of it. |