Last Look: War Of The Machines? -- CNN
Afghanistan is a country where you might be hard pressed to find a working elevator, but if the latest numbers are right, you could have a good chance of running into a robot - that is, if you're on the front lines.
Our latest video shows what might be the latest in a line of increasingly used robots on the combat field. As Fareed says:
According to the Marine Corps robotics guru, there are now more than 2,000 robots being used to fight back the enemy in Afghanistan. That's one out of 50 troops in that country. There are, of course, robots to detect bombs, to disarm bombs and to dispose of them, but also a robot whose main job is to get shot at.
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Update: Prepare to Flee from the Robot Soldier of Tomorrow -- Techland
My Comment: Good summary from Fareed Zakaria.
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