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Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot
Reuters ^
| 03/08/07
Posted on 03/09/2007 1:11:51 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot
Thu Mar 8, 10:26 AM ET
An Israeli defense firm on Thursday unveiled a portable robot billed as being capable of entering most combat zones alone and engaging enemies with an onboard armory that includes a machine-pistol and grenades.
The VIPeR, roughly the size of a small television, was invented as part of Israel's efforts to develop weaponry that could reduce the risks to its forces from hand-to-hand fighting against Palestinian or Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.
The manufacturer, Elbit Systems Ltd., said that the VIPeR's small size and dual treads enable it to move "undeterred by stairs, rubble, dark alleys, caves or narrow tunnels."
As well as bomb-sniffing and bomb disposal equipment, the VIPeR can carry an Uzi machine-pistol or plant a grenade. The weapons would be aimed using an onboard video camera.
According to Elbit, which has close links with the Defense Ministry, Israel plans to deploy the VIPeR among its infantry units after field tests. The robot could also be of interest to foreign police units or U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: infantry; robot; urbanfighting; viper
To: AntiGuv; neverdem
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posted on
03/09/2007 1:12:17 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, kae jong-il, chia head, pogri, midget sh*tbag)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
03/09/2007 1:23:17 AM PST
by
Cindy
To: sukhoi-30mki; Gengis Khan
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posted on
03/09/2007 1:24:28 AM PST
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
03/09/2007 1:34:43 AM PST
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Oh, rats! I was sort of hoping for one of these!
Mark
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posted on
03/09/2007 2:58:00 AM PST
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
A well regulated artificial intelligence, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep robots, shall not be infringed
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posted on
03/09/2007 3:20:44 AM PST
by
Flavius
(Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellumhttp://www.defense-update.com/images/GOLAN_URBAN.jpg)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
03/09/2007 3:38:54 AM PST
by
jim35
("...when the lion and the lamb lie down together, ...we'd better damn sure be the lion")
To: MarkL
Yawn ... California's got that for ages in the national guard armory...
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posted on
03/09/2007 3:40:58 AM PST
by
Rummenigge
(there's people willing to blow out the light because it casts a shadow)
To: Rummenigge
And it looks like it's gonna instill way more fear .... into the hearts of interns and secretaries.
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posted on
03/09/2007 3:42:26 AM PST
by
Rummenigge
(there's people willing to blow out the light because it casts a shadow)
To: TigerLikesRooster
With all this Technology, couldn't someone invent an acceptable non Polluting Toilet so we stop ruining
our coastal waterways.
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posted on
03/09/2007 4:46:23 AM PST
by
chatham
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
03/09/2007 5:07:39 AM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the occupation media.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Aw - it's cute - I was expecting something ED-209.
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posted on
03/09/2007 5:25:10 AM PST
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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posted on
03/09/2007 9:08:49 AM PST
by
AntiGuv
("..I do things for political expediency.." - Sen. John McCain on FOX News)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
03/09/2007 9:15:47 AM PST
by
6ppc
(Call Photo Reuters, that's the name, and away goes truth right down the drain. Photo Reuters!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Looks like a toy.
I wonder how fast it is, how many rounds it packs, what the field of view is for the operator, etc.
To: Little Ray
I think most of that can be seen by looking at it.
It looks to move no more than 2-4 mi/hr.
It looks to pack about 10-16 rounds, no more.
The field of view is similar to that of a tank, but at approximately 3" off the ground...so far more restricted than the tank driver's view.
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posted on
03/09/2007 1:03:01 PM PST
by
Maelstrom
(To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
To: Maelstrom
I think most of that can be seen by looking at it. It looks to move no more than 2-4 mi/hr.
It looks to pack about 10-16 rounds, no more.
The field of view is similar to that of a tank, but at approximately 3" off the ground...so far more restricted than the tank driver's view.
Perhaps it is ambush, rather than a pursuit killer. Just roll to a convenient hiding spot, then attack anyone who comes to close.
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posted on
03/09/2007 4:51:21 PM PST
by
jmcenanly
(Cowards take hostages. We do not.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
It is obvious that this is a remotely controlled machine, not an artificial intelligence or an autonomous system.
A human controls it and makes the decisions.
To: jmcenanly
As to that, I couldn't begin to guess.
It's lines aren't broken adequately for a good ambush. It's size alone is a factor for hiding.
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posted on
03/12/2007 11:25:34 AM PDT
by
Maelstrom
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