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6/30/2007

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6/29/2007

Taser, iRobot to build armed robots

via CBC

RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled ‘bots for the police and the Pentagon.

…But some observers fear such developments could ultimately lead to robots capable of deciding on their own when to shoot and kill.

…”It is not the first step in that direction, but I think at some point toward the end of the next decade, you’re going to start seeing RoboCops, or a Terminator.” - John Pike, GlobalSecurity.org

iRobot Corp.’s PackBot.
(Credit: John Skibbee / AP)

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