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Drones are only the tentative first step. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #1
Once again... PopeOxycontinI Feb 2013 #2
That's what I was thinking. Would have been a good Onion headline 10 years ago. Ash_F Feb 2013 #28
If you want to stop the robots..... DeSwiss Feb 2013 #3
Time to renew that Old Glory insurance policy. nt geek tragedy Feb 2013 #4
For when the metal ones decide to come for you. tclambert Feb 2013 #34
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #5
Here is one already deployed. longship Feb 2013 #6
"There is nothing inherently unethical about this specific technology" napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #8
Well, murder is still illegal, the last time I looked. longship Feb 2013 #20
"Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal." nt OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #23
Ah, which brings us to danger #2. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #30
The ethics are definitely something that needs to be discussed. longship Feb 2013 #32
No problem. We just program them not to harm humans. What could possibly go worng? tclambert Feb 2013 #35
We got perfection from the MSL Sky Crane. longship Feb 2013 #38
I'm a big fan of space exploration. I support it even though some crash, like the Mars Polar Lander. tclambert Feb 2013 #44
I really want a parrot AR napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #39
You've nailed it! nt longship Feb 2013 #43
Do you understand the concept of "autonomous target selection" or are you ignoring it? DRoseDARs Feb 2013 #11
Here is some sense Android3.14 Feb 2013 #15
A mine is a type of killer robot bhikkhu Feb 2013 #7
... No it's not. You are conflating 2 things that are dissimilar. n/t DRoseDARs Feb 2013 #10
A mine is a killer robot in the same way my toaster is an autonomous bread warmer Orrex Feb 2013 #12
By Your Command... OneAngryDemocrat Feb 2013 #9
Skynet Symphonic Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #13
Recomend...worth the full read. KoKo Feb 2013 #14
They eat old peoples' medicine for fuel. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #16
Might already be too late jambo101 Feb 2013 #17
Except for a brief mention; greiner3 Feb 2013 #18
"Sharkey insists he is not anti-war" ronnie624 Feb 2013 #19
Is this realistic, or just another utopian ideal? Trillo Feb 2013 #21
Time to dust off the old copy of Harry Harrison's "War With the Robots." malthaussen Feb 2013 #22
I was thinking of revisiting Second Variety... petronius Feb 2013 #40
Funny, I was just reading the story about Ray Cusick... primavera Feb 2013 #24
Daleks are not robots! tclambert Feb 2013 #36
Someday we can sell these to our enemies and just have a robot war with them lunatica Feb 2013 #25
Anbody interested in what we will probably all live to see, should follow Boston Dynamics phantom power Feb 2013 #26
When killer robots are outlawed... CJCRANE Feb 2013 #27
"Oh my god, they're gonna kill me!" (pic) sakabatou Feb 2013 #29
Once the Last Control Loop is Closed... triplepoint Feb 2013 #31
I called them up and the Pentagon assured me I am perfectly safe tclambert Feb 2013 #33
Rise of the machines! BadtotheboneBob Feb 2013 #37
I remember when that was a joke: sofa king Feb 2013 #41
Episode of Star Trek The Original Series (A Taste of Armageddon): blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #42
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