shoeshine Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Here's a quote from today's Telegraph Online American forces have deployed robots equipped with automatic weapons in Iraq, the first battlefield use of machines capable of waging war by remote control. The robots cost just over £100,000 per unit A US division of British defence company QinetiQ revealed that the 3rd Infantry Division, which is based south of Baghdad, purchased three Talon Sword robots for operations in Iraq. Sword robots are a modified version of track-wheeled bomb disposal devices in use around the world. Soldiers operate the robots with a specially modified laptop, complete with joystick controls and a ’kill button’ that terminates its functions if it goes awry. According to the industry magazine, Defence News the US military has 80 remote controlled armoured robots on order but funding constraints has delayed delivery of all but a fraction of that number. The devices are armed with M240 machine guns or .50 calibre rifles and are likely to be most valuable during raids on suspected enemy compounds. Commanders can minimise casualties by putting a machine in a situation where there is a high risk of an ambush or booby trap-style explosion. Click on the link below to see the full report, and find a further link on the same page to view the machine in action. Full story here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Here's a quote from today's Telegraph Online Click on the link below to see the full report, and find a further link on the same page to view the machine in action. Full story here Wow... that's pretty cool. Just like something out of Terminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getto_sniper Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Wow... that's pretty cool. Just like something out of Terminator i would have said more like Stargate sg1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade1983 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 It's all leading to the Terminator story! we're all doomed! Why worry about Global Warming when we're arming robots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeshine Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Will the Corgi replica be on the shelves for Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 £100,000 you say? I wonder if our lass would lose it if I swapped the house for one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestat Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 What about when it reaches the steps??.... or if the cable dunt reach and it unplugs itself? They're not that clever those americano's! Mu-ha-ha-ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKITA Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 S W O R D S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY (2) Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 With being American itll probably shoot all the British toasters and microwaves:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 £100,000 you say? I wonder if our lass would lose it if I swapped the house for one? Wouldn't matter... just use it on her if she becomes unreasonable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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