From: Ad 

Gee now land killer drones....

http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11021-streetfighting-robot-challenge-
announced.html

"A contest to build a robot that can operate autonomously in urban
warfare conditions, moving in and out of buildings to search and destroy
targets like a human soldier, was launched in Singapore on Tuesday.

The country's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) is offering one
million Singapore dollars ($652,000) to whoever develops a robot that
completes a stipulated set of tasks – yet to be revealed – in the fastest
time possible.

DSTA said individuals, companies, universities and research institutes are
all welcome to participate in the contest, dubbed the TechX Challenge,
although foreigners must collaborate with local partners.

"Operation in urban areas represents a significant challenge,"
DSTA chief executive Richard Lim said at the launch of the contest.
"Recent military experiences in Iraq, the Middle East and other
locations have clearly illustrated these challenges." Remote control

Currently, robots deployed for urban warfare missions are normally operated
remotely by a human, tying up resources, Lim said. DSTA wants to create a
robot that "must, on its own, be able to navigate both indoors and
outdoors in an urban landscape and accomplish a set of assigned tasks
within a stipulated time", he said."


So when does skynet become active......?


adam

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