iRobot Unveils New Warrior X700 Killer Robot
Writing by Conner Flynn on Friday, 26 of October , 2007 at 12:22 am
iRobot has unveiled a new and improved military Warrior robot. When you think iRobot, cutesy harmless home cleaning robots come to mind. That’s about to change. Meet the X700 bot, demented killing machine cousin to those cute lovable house bots. He’s the one they don’t talk about. The love child of iRobot and the Army. He’s large, fast and capable of killing a whole bunch of fleshy humans.
Weighing in at 250 pounds, it’s no wonder roombas everywhere are hiding under couches. It’s capable of moving 500 pound payloads and carrying 150 pounds with it’s arm. So this bot is flexing some serious muscles. The X700 could be urban warfare’s new best friend. Whether bringing water and supplies to troops who are pinned down, deploying weapons systems, or taking part in resupply operations, the robot has the potential to be a real life saver for our guys. And a nightmare to the enemy, since it can fire a machine gun or 40mm explosive rounds, at 16 rounds a second.
X700 can presently go 10 mph. But by the time they are finished, it will be able to do a four minute mile. It won’t be entirely remote controlled either, like other armed killer robots. This model is being engineered with an emphasis on advanced software in order to perform some battlefield functions completely autonomously. It’s not quite ready for prime-time just yet, but you can expect early versions of X700 to be ready by the second half of 2008.
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