Comments on: Autonomous killer robots to patrol Israel http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/30/autonomous-killer-robots-to-patrol-israel/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:55:33 -0500 hourly 1 By: Seth http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/30/autonomous-killer-robots-to-patrol-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-685222 Seth Mon, 05 May 2008 04:17:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=25604#comment-685222 Just to clarify, your statement "This isn’t just a remote controlled killbot, though; the Guardium is autonomous, meaning it makes its own decisions on who to shoot." is completely inaccurate. Just to clarify, your statement “This isn’t just a remote controlled killbot, though; the Guardium is autonomous, meaning it makes its own decisions on who to shoot.” is completely inaccurate.

]]> By: Seth http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/30/autonomous-killer-robots-to-patrol-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-685220 Seth Mon, 05 May 2008 04:14:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=25604#comment-685220 That article is misquoting an Israeli newspaper reporting on the vehicle. It says earlier in the article the following: "Like the pilot-less drones that have become a mainstay of air forces in Israel, the U.S. and elsewhere, the four-wheeled Guardium is operated from a command room that can be far from the front line. It can be mounted with cameras, night-vision equipment and sensors, as well as more lethal tools like machine guns. Following pre-programmed routes, it can navigate alone through cities - the vehicle knows how to deal with intersections, traffic and road markings. It can patrol borders, its cameras scanning 360 degrees at all times, and alert operators if it spots anything suspicious." It says nothing about the machine firing its weapons without a humans press of a button. The use of the word 'compunction' (which the article you linked to uses in its title) was to imply that it would not question its commander (the man in the control room) when it tells it to shoot. Here is the original article in English: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978716.html That article is misquoting an Israeli newspaper reporting on the vehicle. It says earlier in the article the following:
“Like the pilot-less drones that have become a mainstay of air forces in Israel, the U.S. and elsewhere, the four-wheeled Guardium is operated from a command room that can be far from the front line. It can be mounted with cameras, night-vision equipment and sensors, as well as more lethal tools like machine guns.
Following pre-programmed routes, it can navigate alone through cities – the vehicle knows how to deal with intersections, traffic and road markings. It can patrol borders, its cameras scanning 360 degrees at all times, and alert operators if it spots anything suspicious.”
It says nothing about the machine firing its weapons without a humans press of a button. The use of the word ‘compunction’ (which the article you linked to uses in its title) was to imply that it would not question its commander (the man in the control room) when it tells it to shoot. Here is the original article in English: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978716.html

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/30/autonomous-killer-robots-to-patrol-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-681063 Jon Thu, 01 May 2008 13:33:38 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=25604#comment-681063 I hope it doesn't run using XP or god forbid Vista... otherwise we are all screwed! Jon http://woodmarvels.com - Create Unique Memories! I hope it doesn’t run using XP or god forbid Vista… otherwise we are all screwed!

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