SkyNet gets a little bit closer...

[danmitch1]

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[Marzipan]

Good post and impressive robotics to be sure! Can they fix the climate though?

that's our secret weapon...they're not fully weather-proof, so we have an edge to strike back with, LoL!

 

[ipaine]

I just want to work there. I mean if we are going to build a new robot overlord, I would kind of like a front seat.

You know, maybe get a better chance to befriend it? Maybe it will think of me as a pet in the new robot world.

 

[Marzipan]

/me sees Spot caressing ipaine whispering, 'my preciousssssss...'

 

[moocow]

Not just Boston Dynamics. The US is working on the Skyborg to fly UAV platform without human in the loop.

Skyborg AI Computer "Brain" Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

The Air Force's Skyborg continues to be integrated into more aircraft, signaling that a variety of aircraft could someday be flown by the AI system.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Marzipan]

Not just Boston Dynamics. The US is working on the Skyborg to fly UAV platform without human in the loop.

Skyborg AI Computer "Brain" Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

The Air Force's Skyborg continues to be integrated into more aircraft, signaling that a variety of aircraft could someday be flown by the AI system.

www.thedrive.com

look at all the ants! /drones spay RAID

 

[Herne]

As usual, XKCD has something solid.

 

[Soultribunal]

You know it will be the end of the world as soon as someone announces they've developed the Companion Cube.

-ST

 

[Marzipan]

SkyNet is enroute...parkour robots...mounted laser platforms.

and I, for one, cower!!!

US Army fields first combat-capable laser weapon prototype

The US Army has fielded its first combat-capable laser weapon prototype. Developed in only 24 months, the solid-state Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) laser was mounted on a Stryker combat vehicle and participated at a combat shoot-off at Fort Sill, Oklahoma as an Army…

newatlas.com

 

[danmitch1]

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