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2007-06-04 Science & Technology

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-06-04 10:02|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Autonomous? That makes me nervous. There should be a man in the loop when you arm something and use it around friendlies.

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2007-06-04 10:12|| 2007-06-04 10:12|| Front Page Top

#2 The question is: Will they reenlist?

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-06-04 10:14|| 2007-06-04 10:14|| Front Page Top

#3 They probably mean autonomous take off/flight control/landing. But it would have targeting sensors to try and spot baddies, along with camera feed to ground control to engage targets.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-04 10:50|| 2007-06-04 10:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Tie them into Skynet!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-06-04 11:18|| 2007-06-04 11:18|| Front Page Top

#5 These are obviously the robots who could not get into Ivy League schools and marry ketchup heiresses.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-06-04 11:18|| 2007-06-04 11:18|| Front Page Top

#6 This is ore or less the Brigade-level (type IV) future combat systems UAV.

Autonomous takeoff, landing, flight control systems. Visual and other sensor data streamed back to a ground station for various processing and action as well as being used for autonomous movement.

US policy for now and for the foreseeable future is that autonomy will not be given for offensive or defensive weapons systems.

Posted by occasional observer 2007-06-04 12:16|| 2007-06-04 12:16|| Front Page Top

#7 That thing looks like a flying early submarine.

Posted by Grusosh Borgia9229 2007-06-04 13:15|| 2007-06-04 13:15|| Front Page Top

#8 I knew this would happen once the T1000 was elected Govenor! How long can it be until judgement day?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-06-04 14:58|| 2007-06-04 14:58|| Front Page Top

#9 ;-) Sarge

Posted by occasional observer 2007-06-04 18:35|| 2007-06-04 18:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Also ;-) Excalibur - great snark!

Posted by occasional observer 2007-06-04 18:36|| 2007-06-04 18:36|| Front Page Top

#11 That is one scary weapons system.

Posted by T. Michael Moseley 2007-06-04 18:55|| 2007-06-04 18:55|| Front Page Top

#12 Well, it's not a giant mecha ... but, not bad.

Posted by DMFD 2007-06-04 22:29|| 2007-06-04 22:29|| Front Page Top

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