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The Crusher « Innocent Bystanders

I don’t know why DARPA wasted time inventing the intertubes when they could have been working on cool stuff like this. [Go to I.B. for the link to] video of the Crusher in action.

Now, all we need to do is mount some nasty frickin’s remote-contolled guns on that thing.

It’s interesting that combat is becoming increasingly robotic. Like with CIA drones executing Hellfire missile strikes.

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Photo credit: Carnegie Mellon, National Robotics Engineering Center.

Comments

  1. Hans wrote:

    If you go to the Carnegie Mellon website that hosts the videos, and then navigate to the page that has the pics, you’ll see

    All photos may be copied and reproduced. Please credit Carnegie Mellon, National Robotics Engineering Center.

    Not accusing anyone of anything here, but it would be a nice thing to do, wouldn’t it? They did say “please,” after all.

    Posted 27 Feb 2008 at 11:24 am

  2. Stephen wrote:

    Thanks, Hans.

    I updated to note the source.

    Posted 27 Feb 2008 at 11:46 am

  3. canuckistani wrote:

    A disturbing development for everyone not living in the US. While I can understand wanting to use robots to reduce your own casualties, how much opposition to military interventionism would dry up if no American lives were at risk?
    What would discourage you from invading whoever you wanted whenever you wanted if the only cost was wear and tear on the robot army?

    “It is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it..” - Robert E. Lee

    Posted 27 Feb 2008 at 3:17 pm

  4. Michael wrote:

    Just noticed Hans’ comment. I’ll add the photo credit to my post as well. Thanks.

    Posted 29 Feb 2008 at 3:15 pm

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