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BEAR robot roars to the rescue
cnet ^ | 8/23/09 | cnet

Posted on 08/25/2009 6:14:49 PM PDT by Flavius

While unmanned air vehicles are putting pilots out of business, a new U.S. Army-funded robot could do the same for rescuers and stevedores.

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all of this is obsolete now
1 posted on 08/25/2009 6:14:49 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irvDKCszJxk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.militaryphotos.net%2Fforums%2Fshowthread.php%3Fp%3D4365258&feature=player_embedded


2 posted on 08/25/2009 6:14:59 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius

In Star Trek lingo - it’s a probe.


3 posted on 08/25/2009 6:21:58 PM PDT by edcoil (If I had 1 cent for every dollar the government saved, Bill Gates and I would be friends.)
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To: Flavius

Cool graphic. Need one of rifle cartridges.


4 posted on 08/25/2009 6:25:55 PM PDT by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: edcoil

Not quite a probe.

5 posted on 08/25/2009 6:36:24 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("If they taxed condoms and toilet paper, they'd have us coming and going." - Lazamataz, 2002)
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To: Flavius
that first one is NOT a .25... looks like a 9mm
6 posted on 08/25/2009 7:07:55 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Flavius

The head reminds me of the cat from the “I can has cheezburger” image.


7 posted on 08/25/2009 7:11:08 PM PDT by Hexenhammer
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they have to look happy so that we can get use to it
i dont even know why pretend


8 posted on 08/25/2009 7:12:15 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Chode
Nailed it!!! LOL
9 posted on 08/25/2009 7:36:41 PM PDT by org.whodat (Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
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too bad too as it's a nice graphic
10 posted on 08/25/2009 7:52:11 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Chode
Left this one out:
11 posted on 08/25/2009 8:10:31 PM PDT by org.whodat (Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
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To: Flavius

If you have any of that obsolete stuff laying around, you can send it to me for disposal.


12 posted on 08/25/2009 8:19:20 PM PDT by 2111USMC
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To: org.whodat
batteries included???
13 posted on 08/25/2009 8:21:58 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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