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Ioman
12-02-2003, 09:34 AM
It's called the Segway Human Transporter, but the Pentagon is drafting the two-wheeled scooter as part of a plan to develop battlefield robots that think on their own and communicate with troops.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/12/02/segway.military.ap/index.html

little too far fetched??
ECA
12-02-2003, 05:39 PM
yep to far.
mikeywalnutz
12-02-2003, 08:37 PM
Originally posted by Ioman
It's called the Segway Human Transporter, but the Pentagon is drafting the two-wheeled scooter as part of a plan to develop battlefield robots that think on their own...

NO!!! Haven't we learned from the Matrix about machines being able to think on their own? First this, then we destroy the sky never to see the sun again!
brianj
12-02-2003, 08:46 PM
That's funny Mikey. I for one could see a BIG use for these in the military for mine detection, scouting and other dangerous activities to keep our boys safe. I say go for it.
ECA
12-02-2003, 09:42 PM
I have no qualms about non thinking positions.
I WILL NOT let them have the rule of life and death tho.
Black and white do NOT make up life.

Forget about setting passwords if they are set for sentry duty. If 1 may pass so may others. And if you forget it, you DIE.

Also there is the mind of OBJECTIVE difference. A robot will only see and tell you what you told it to investigate. NOT if something MAY be a threat.!