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Zep Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 06:48 PM
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More Robot Grunts Ready for Duty
From Wired

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65885,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

ORLANDO, Florida -- Hunting for guerillas, handling roadside bombs, crawling across the caves and crumbling towns of Afghanistan and Iraq -- all of that was just a start. Now, the Army is prepping its squad of robotic vehicles for a new set of assignments. And this time, they'll be carrying guns...
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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 06:50 PM
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1. rise of the machines, can't wait until one of them refuse's to work
or better yet. finds islam.
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Zep Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 07:09 PM
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2. Very funny, but the whole point is they can't do that.
But these things won't always be an American monopoly.

Lots of folks will have them eventually, if they "work" in Iraq.

Many countries have the know-how. Or the money to buy the know-how.
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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 07:16 PM
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3. yeah, well that's suppose to be true. but have you ever had a
report that you just had to get out like in 5 or 10 minutes. and for some strange reason your pc, just seems to have some of the weirdest problems.
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