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Title: Allah be back...
Post by: Grumpmeister on February 27, 2008, 08:24:37 PM
Given the obsessive desire for information the government has combined with their complete ineptitude I wouldnt be surprised to hear that everyone who has bought a GPS unit in the last 5 years is going to be visited by armed police.  Banghead

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LONDON (Reuters) - Killer robots could become the weapon of choice for militants, a British expert said on Wednesday.

Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield said he believed falling costs would soon make robots a realistic option for extremist groups.

Several countries and companies are developing the technology for robot weapons, with the U.S. Department of Defense leading the way. More than 4,000 robots are deployed in Iraq.

"The trouble is that we can't really put the genie back in the bottle. Once the new weapons are out there, they will be fairly easy to copy," Sharkey will tell a one-day conference organised by the Royal United Services Institute on Wednesday.

"How long is it going to be before the terrorists get in on the act? With the current prices of robot construction falling dramatically and the availability of ready-made components for the amateur market, it wouldn't require a lot of skill to make autonomous robot weapons."

Sharkey said a small GPS-guided drone with autopilot could be made for about 250 pounds.
Title: Re: Allah be back...
Post by: Darwins Selection on February 29, 2008, 07:38:32 PM
Amstrad GPS guided bomb - "Make a U-turn if possible"

Microsoft Universal Soldier  - "Halt, who goesssss...... file not found, send error report Y/N?"
Title: Re: Allah be back...
Post by: beerhead on March 01, 2008, 02:42:53 PM
This will be the same Neil Sharkey who used to be a judge on Robot Wars. (Now,where did I put those photos of Phillipa Forester dressed in leather ?)
Title: Re: Allah be back...
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 01, 2008, 10:02:25 PM
Philippa...hmmm... Bloody lovely.
Title: Re: Allah be back...
Post by: Barman on March 01, 2008, 10:05:13 PM
Quote from: The Moan Ranger on March 01, 2008, 10:02:25 PM
Philippa...hmmm... Bloody lovely.
I would...  redface:
Title: Re: Allah be back...
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 01, 2008, 10:24:52 PM
Philippa...hmmm..

I may not make any posts for about ten minutes...
Title: Re: Allah be back...
Post by: Barman on March 01, 2008, 10:25:59 PM
Quote from: The Moan Ranger on March 01, 2008, 10:24:52 PM
Philippa...hmmm..

I may not make any posts for about ten minutes...
Ten minutes! Hahahahahahahahahaha! You wish!  point:
Title: Re: Allah be back...
Post by: Snoopy on March 02, 2008, 08:14:04 AM
'Praps he changes hands a couple of times?