Unlucky Robot Segways Used For Sniper Practice
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 12 of April , 2010 at 3:57 am
Remember how robots are designed to do jobs that are too dull, dirty, or dangerous for humans? Being a sniper target definitely falls into the latter category, and we can all be glad that we have robots around to take those bullets in our place (since I’m sure that’s how it would work). The Australian Defense Force gets to shoot at these target bots from Marathon Robotics, which are Segway RMP bases with hoody half-mannakins on top that respond to being shot by toppling over. The robots are programmed to wander around randomly, and when one goes down, the rest scatter.
You know, it seems like maybe this robots instead of humans being shot at is a pretty good idea. Maybe it’ll even catch on, since I can’t imagine why anyone would have a problem with robots in the military or anything…
[ Marathon Robotics ] VIA [ Engadget ]
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