U.S. Army asks for more killer robots in Iraq

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Last Summer, the U.S. Army sent three armed Talon IIIB robots, also know as SWORDS (Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detecting System) to Iraq, where they were handed over to the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division for “more realistic” testing. Apparently the tests went well – the commander of the 3rd Brigade has asked for twenty more. The army already has 80 more on order.

The [robots] will be used as a 125 pound armed sentry, not a combat droid. Or so the official announcement went. So far, the tests appear to have been successful. Swords can also be armed with a 7.62mm machine-gun (and 300 rounds of ammo), a .50 caliber sniper rifle or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.

5 thoughts on “U.S. Army asks for more killer robots in Iraq”

  1. Bring our robots home!

    Too bad that this country utilizes most of its resources (with our money) in destructive rather than constructive endeavors. Asimov must be turning in his grave.

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