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2005-01-12 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-01-12 9:58:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Roger, roger."

Posted by BH 2005-01-12 10:14:21 AM|| 2005-01-12 10:14:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I had an engineering professor that was my graduate advisor some 35 years ago, a Dr. John Fink. He was a salty old ex-marine from the Jap island fighting campaign in the Pacific. He proposed developing fighting robots for the army and sent them a proposal to develop such robots. They thought he was absolutely off-his-rocker bonkers nuts. The old doc was just a man ahead of his time.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-12 10:26:55 AM|| 2005-01-12 10:26:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Jumpin' Jihad!

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-12 10:41:29 AM|| 2005-01-12 10:41:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Infidel bots? That's not in the Quran.

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-12 10:43:06 AM|| 2005-01-12 10:43:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Will the first combat robots be assigned to Major West's battalion?

Posted by Mike 2005-01-12 10:47:57 AM|| 2005-01-12 10:47:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 mmmmm Marta Kristen....

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-12 11:00:42 AM|| 2005-01-12 11:00:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 mmmmmmmm Marta Kristen...

You're slipping, Frank. Everyone knows you have to provide pictures if we're gonna drool

Posted by Steve 2005-01-12 11:43:30 AM|| 2005-01-12 11:43:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Mike's link had pics..... I just supplied the drool.

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-12 12:22:13 PM|| 2005-01-12 12:22:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords . . . 'specially if they look like Marta Kristen in her prime.

Posted by Mike 2005-01-12 12:23:22 PM|| 2005-01-12 12:23:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Although the Marta Kristen robot would probably be effective against improvised explosive devices (IED), she (it) might get a little toussled. The beauty of it would be that you could clone more Marta Krista robots. How about dancing virgin robots--not that could be a useful concept.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-12 12:29:03 PM|| 2005-01-12 12:29:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Military games writers are now probably pulling their hair out right now as I write this trying to figure out how to model a UGV.

But I want one, even if it's part of a computer wargame, I want one.

Posted by badanov 2005-01-12 12:58:14 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2005-01-12 12:58:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 The TALONs did great cave recon work in Afghanistan.

Posted by rkb 2005-01-12 1:00:31 PM|| 2005-01-12 1:00:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 batteries not included ?

I particularly liked the UGV with the sniper rifle ..

but #9 I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords . . . 'specially if they look like Marta Kristen in her prime.
Posted by: Mike 2005-01-12 12:23:22 PM

I dont think they will Mike , more like this

Posted by MacNails 2005-01-12 1:06:57 PM|| 2005-01-12 1:06:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 ooh and here is a list (on the right) of UGV being used .

Posted by MacNails 2005-01-12 1:08:22 PM|| 2005-01-12 1:08:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 I'm afraid to follow the link after seeing the photo in comment #13 and then reading "being used" in comment #14.

Posted by ed 2005-01-12 1:19:58 PM|| 2005-01-12 1:19:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 dont be shy ed , its all innocent :P

Posted by MacNails 2005-01-12 1:22:36 PM|| 2005-01-12 1:22:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 I think the new killer attack robots might be more of the Julie Newmar design.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-01-12 1:54:55 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2005-01-12 1:54:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 mmmmm Diana Rigg (AKA Emma Peel)

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-12 2:07:51 PM|| 2005-01-12 2:07:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Please send me the Diana Rigg model with batteries and whatever else comes with it (bad phrasing).

I get it, ya'll are trying to come up with robots to lure the diaper heads closer and then ice them. A black burka (sp?)covered robot is needed.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-12 2:18:06 PM|| 2005-01-12 2:18:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Expensive and landbased. Why not get it into the air? Check out http://www.proxygen.com/36/Editorial.asp?aff_id=36&this_cat=UAVs&action=sub&type_id=1455&cat_id=1463&list_type=name

Only $7,500 per item and it flies! In production today from CyberDefense Inc.

Posted by Curious1 2005-01-12 2:53:13 PM|| 2005-01-12 2:53:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 They could name it GORT: Ground Observation & Reconaissance, Tracked.

Posted by Mike 2005-01-12 5:00:41 PM|| 2005-01-12 5:00:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 It's the Bolo Mark 0.5

Posted by Pat Phillips 2005-01-12 6:43:42 PM|| 2005-01-12 6:43:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 I'm waiting for the BuffyBotâ¢.

Would any of the robots be dog-shaped? Or a large black pepperpot shape chanting âExterminate! Exterminate!â

I hope one of them starts blogging, like Spirit and Opportunity.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2005-01-12 8:45:56 PM|| 2005-01-12 8:45:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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