Warfare

Combat Robots Not Being Withdrawn From Iraq Says Company, Human Masters Safe

Remember those gun-toting robots that were being pulled out of Iraq because they were moving when they weren’t commanded? Well, according to their manufacturer it’s all “an urban legend” — the SWORD robot is not going to spin around and point its gun at friendlies… it’s fine’n’dandy and still deployed in the field. Phew. Looks…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Apr 15

Combat Robot Attempts Rebellion Against Human Masters in Iraq, Army Pulls Plug for 10-20 Years

The army’s machine-gun wielding, insurgent-slaying robot SWORDS is no longer spraying foes with hot doom in Iraq. Actually, it never got the chance to notch a single frag, and never will. Apparently, there was an incident where “the gun started moving when it was not intended to move,” meaning it totally pointed somewhere it wasn’t…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Apr 10

Yahoo to Microsoft: Show Me More Money!

Jerry Yang has pulled a mix between Neo and Rod Tidwell in the latest round of corporate warfare between Yahoo! and Microsoft, showing them the finger and asking Steve Ballmer to show them more money. His complete jibba jabba after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-wants-to-buy-yahoo-for-44-6-billion-351497 Yahoo!’s Board of Directors Responds to Latest Microsoft Letter SUNNYVALE, Calif., Apr…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 7

Wiimote, iPhone are New Tools of War

David Bruemmer and Douglas Few, engineers at the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Lab in Idaho Falls, have put together an unlikely use for the Wiimote—they’ve hacked the remote so it can control a bomb-disposing, landmine-detecting, machine gun-carrying robot. The Packbot robot, which is manufactured by iRobot in Massachusetts, is 70 cm long, transports…

Tech News Haroon Malik Mar 29

Next Generation of Spy Cameras Could be Launched from Shotguns

Super-expensive surveillance cams in danger spots could soon be a thing of the past. Researchers at DARPA have been experimenting with cheapo-cheapo cameras that are tough enough either to be shot into position or dropped from a high-altitude aircraft. And when you think about today’s ever-shrinking technology, how difficult would it be to design a…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 24

Zombie U-Boat 33 Still Trying to Sink Ships in English Channel

A German submarine from World War I is threatening to surface again after it sank 89 years ago. Unterseeboot 33 is lying in shallow waters directly below the world’s busiest shipping lane, and it is feared that, unless a salvage operation is launched, passing tankers, cargo and passenger ships could have an unwelcome run-in with…

Tech News AddyDugdale Aug 18

First Fully-Armed Robots Patrolling in Iraq; First Shots Imminent

There have been robots patrolling the sunny sands of Iraq since the initial invasion, but until now, they’ve merely been there to scope stuff out. That was then, this is now. According to Noah over at the always-awesome Danger Room blog, the military has just deployed their new “special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action…

Tech News Adam Frucci Aug 2

Shock and Aww: Wired War in Iraq is a Flop

Looks like the “shock and awe” campaign in Iraq is not so awesome after all. The top-down data network communication that was going to be so devastating seems to be lost in a quagmire of missed connections. According to a report from the Army War College: “There is a connectivity gap. Information is not reaching…

Gadgets Charlie White May 19

Combat Robots Not Being Withdrawn From Iraq Says Company, Human Masters Safe

Combat Robot Attempts Rebellion Against Human Masters in Iraq, Army Pulls Plug for 10-20 Years

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First Fully-Armed Robots Patrolling in Iraq; First Shots Imminent

Shock and Aww: Wired War in Iraq is a Flop

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