Article

2010-07-14 China-Japan-Koreas

Two robots with surveillance, tracking, firing and voice recognition systems were integrated into a single unit, a defence ministry spokesman said. The 400 million won (£220,000) unit was installed last month at a guard post in the central section of the Demilitarised Zone which bisects the peninsula, Yonhap news agency said.

It quoted an unidentified military official as saying the ministry would deploy sentry robots along the world's last Cold War frontier if the test was successful.

The robot uses heat and motion detectors to sense possible threats, and alerts command centres, Yonhap said.

If the command centre operator cannot identify possible intruders through the robot's audio or video communications system, the operator can order it to fire its gun or 40mm automatic grenade launcher.

South Korea is also developing highly sophisticated combat robots armed with weapons and sensors that could complement human soldiers on battlefields.

It has a largely conscripted military of 655,000 against Pyongyang's 1.2 million-strong force, but a falling birth rate means Seoul will struggle in the future to maintain troop numbers.

Posted by 2010-07-14 09:33|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "EX-terminate!"

Posted by mojo 2010-07-14 11:49|| 2010-07-14 11:49|| Front Page Top

#2 DANGER DANGER, WILL ROBINSON (Waves arms around helplessly)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-07-14 12:03|| 2010-07-14 12:03|| Front Page Top

23:23 trailing wife
23:09 Thromoger Whusomp2178
23:05 swksvolFF
22:28 trailing wife
22:27 trailing wife
22:05 SteveS
21:32 Frank G
21:31 trailing wife
20:24 European Conservative
19:50 trailing wife
19:48 Frank G
19:39 trailing wife
18:40 3dc
18:39 3dc
18:38 3dc
18:36 3dc
18:35 3dc
18:33 3dc
18:23 DooDahMan
18:21 DooDahMan
18:16 3dc
17:57 Huputle+Cherelet4131
17:53 SteveS
17:52 SteveS