WIRED updated recently with a story on an advanced weapons development program of the U.S. military that is working on, yep, battle droids. Not the spindly, squawk-talking variety; these droids are more ED-209 than Baktoid B-1s:
The Navy’s MDARS-E is an armed robot that can track anything that moves. Told that I was the target, the unmanned vehicle trained its guns on me and ordered, “Stay where you are,” in an intimidating robot voice. And yes, it was frightening.
The talkback is remarkably critical, and while I won’t wade into their political or ideological waters, I will say I’m deeply disappointed that no one pointed out the obvious resemblance between the MDARS-E, seen below:
…to the Fromm Tower Droids used by Tig and Sise Fromm in the old Droids television series:
Come on, Internet! You’re supposed to know these things! (Thanks to Josh Ling for the WIRED link).
Tags: Droids
AHHHHHHHH… O WAIT IT IS ON OUR SIDE
Souped up GONK!
Now that gonk is gonna get you for all the times you made fun of it
Wall•E prototypes?
YOUR side? If that is your side, I’m on the other.
This is the begining of the Terminator world. And the world of THX1138. The new world order, where people live in a complete police-state where robots enforce the law of the rulers on the people. New world order, one world government= police state, THX1138.
Question is, was the voice as indimidating as the one from Robocop (1).
“Put down the weapon. You have five seconds to comply.”
am i the only one that watches movies ??!!!!
Wow, it’s true: nothing is original!!!
Ya, I think this is pretty cool. Today the prototypes – tomarrow the Robocop type robots. I can’t hardly W A I T ! ! !
ya i think that if they release droids on the human race that they should probably give real lightsabers to us poor human beings in an attempt to save our own lives