Packs of robots to hunt uncooperative humans

ZenGum · 10-23-2008, 08:50 AM

The full story is from New Scientist. Edited highlights follow:

Quote:

The Pentagon are looking for contractors to provide a "Multi-Robot Pursuit System" that will let packs of robots "search for and detect a non-cooperative human".

SNIP

Given that iRobot last year struck a deal with Taser International to mount stun weapons on its military robots, how long before we see packs of droids hunting down pesky demonstrators with paralysing weapons? Or could the packs even be lethally armed?

[Expert interview]
"What we have here are the beginnings of something designed to enable robots to hunt down humans like a pack of dogs. Once the software is perfected we can reasonably anticipate that they will become autonomous and become armed.
..We can also expect such systems to be equipped with human detection and tracking devices including sensors which detect human breath and the radio waves associated with a human heart beat. These are technologies already developed."

I do NOT approve.

We've banned many weapons before. We should ban this now.

Sundae · 10-23-2008, 09:13 AM

Excellent idea.
If you're not uncooperative, you won't be hunted by robots. Seems fair enough to me.

Shawnee123 · 10-23-2008, 09:56 AM

Robots have never been proven to be a deterrent. A person committing a crime of passion, for instance, does not stop to think "hey, I better not stab my husband 16 times, those freaking robots will find me. CRAP."

Cicero · 10-23-2008, 10:02 AM

Well now I have to figure out how to kill robots first. Fuck. Where are my huge freaking magnets?

Then I will be cited for the destruction of government property at 2 mil. instead of the lowly 20,000....Oh this does throw a "wrench" in things. lol!

Do they have a chip for passive aggressive humans yet? How to sniff one out that is? I might be safe, for awhile...

Oh and all that AI stuff science fiction has been trying to warn us about...it's here. Have you guys met HAL?

Practicing:

Stay back robots! I have huge magnets and will destroy your processor and any monitor you may have. Stay back! I have a garden hose! I have paint and will spray it all over your lenses!

Oh and stay away from my puppy too or I'll get really mad. Let vehicles that have done this be an example!

glatt · 10-23-2008, 10:13 AM

robots. pfft! Big deal.

You just carry a super-soaker filled with salt water. Kills them every time.

Cicero · 10-23-2008, 10:21 AM

Heh.....Made in China? Heh.. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...obot_hack_war/

Why am I being arrested by a robot that speaks Mandarin? Damn. Damn.

SamIam · 10-23-2008, 10:50 AM

Really! All the best robots speak cantonese.

Shawnee123 · 10-23-2008, 11:02 AM

Next thing you know, robots will get "the vote."

We need tough legislation.

Cicero · 10-23-2008, 11:09 AM

Well I think this thread should not give these people any ideas on how to design it. Seeing how it isn't complete....

1. Impervious to salt water.
2. Impervious to magnets.
3. Impervious to paint on lenses. (wipers)
4. Obtain the vote.

They should start paying up. All checks can be made to "cellar think tank unillimited".

Pie · 10-23-2008, 11:51 AM

I for one welcome our new robotic overlords.

Shawnee123 · 10-23-2008, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

Well I think this thread should not give these people any ideas on how to design it. Seeing how it isn't complete....

1. Impervious to salt water.
2. Impervious to magnets.
3. Impervious to paint on lenses. (wipers)
4. Obtain the vote.

They should start paying up. All checks can be made to "cellar think tank unillimited".

I bwaaahaaahaaa'd on # 3. Wipers. You kill me!:p

DanaC · 10-23-2008, 01:59 PM

It's ok. They'll be recalled within 6 months when the lead paint starts poisoning all the engineers.

Cicero · 10-23-2008, 02:01 PM

I'd pipe down Dana, I heard they were supposed to attack pinko socialists first.

TheMercenary · 10-23-2008, 02:20 PM

Great idea. Unleash the robots.

Pie · 10-23-2008, 02:21 PM

Makes me think of this:

10-23-2008, 09:13 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Excellent idea. If you're not uncooperative, you won't be hunted by robots. Seems fair enough to me. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-23-2008, 09:56 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Robots have never been proven to be a deterrent. A person committing a crime of passion, for instance, does not stop to think "hey, I better not stab my husband 16 times, those freaking robots will find me. CRAP." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-23-2008, 10:02 AM	#4
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Well now I have to figure out how to kill robots first. Fuck. Where are my huge freaking magnets? Then I will be cited for the destruction of government property at 2 mil. instead of the lowly 20,000....Oh this does throw a "wrench" in things. lol! Do they have a chip for passive aggressive humans yet? How to sniff one out that is? I might be safe, for awhile... Oh and all that AI stuff science fiction has been trying to warn us about...it's here. Have you guys met HAL? Practicing: Stay back robots! I have huge magnets and will destroy your processor and any monitor you may have. Stay back! I have a garden hose! I have paint and will spray it all over your lenses! Oh and stay away from my puppy too or I'll get really mad. Let vehicles that have done this be an example! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung Last edited by Cicero; 10-23-2008 at 10:13 AM.

10-23-2008, 10:21 AM	#6
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Heh.....Made in China? Heh.. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...obot_hack_war/ Why am I being arrested by a robot that speaks Mandarin? Damn. Damn. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung Last edited by Cicero; 10-23-2008 at 10:26 AM.

10-23-2008, 11:02 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Next thing you know, robots will get "the vote." We need tough legislation. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-23-2008, 10:13 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	robots. pfft! Big deal. You just carry a super-soaker filled with salt water. Kills them every time.

10-23-2008, 10:50 AM	#7
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Really! All the best robots speak cantonese.

10-23-2008, 11:09 AM	#9
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Well I think this thread should not give these people any ideas on how to design it. Seeing how it isn't complete.... 1. Impervious to salt water. 2. Impervious to magnets. 3. Impervious to paint on lenses. (wipers) 4. Obtain the vote. They should start paying up. All checks can be made to "cellar think tank unillimited". __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-23-2008, 11:51 AM	#10
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I for one welcome our new robotic overlords. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-23-2008, 01:59 PM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	It's ok. They'll be recalled within 6 months when the lead paint starts poisoning all the engineers.

10-23-2008, 02:01 PM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I'd pipe down Dana, I heard they were supposed to attack pinko socialists first. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-23-2008, 02:20 PM	#14
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Great idea. Unleash the robots. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

10-23-2008, 02:21 PM	#15
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Makes me think of this: Attached Images __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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