Robo-Soldier to Patrol South Korean Border
A person in charge of the development of the Aegis Robot, an unmanned surveillance system, explains its functions in this Dec. 18, 2004 file photo.Image source: The Korean Times / Yonhap
I, for one, welcome our heavily-armed robotic overlords. :-)
An AP newswire article by Joohee Cho, via ABC News, reports that:
South Korea unveiled Thursday an armed robot that it says could detect and repel intruders along its heavily armed border with North Korea.More here.
The so-called "Intelligent Surveillance and Guard Robot" uses visual and infra-red detection to distinguish between humans, trees, and vehicles, and can do so from 2.5 miles away during the day and about half that at night.
Once the target is within 10 meters, it will demand a pre-programmed military secret code. If this code is not provided, it could give three possible responses: sound an alarm, fire rubber bullets or open fire with a K-3 machine gun.
posted by Fergie @ 9/28/2006 06:20:00 PM
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