Robots Hunt 'Non-Cooperative Humans'

Robots Hunt 'Non-Cooperative Humans' In Army Plan

By Noah Shachtman
October 24, 2008 2:50:00 PM
Categories: Drones
Courtesy Of Wired Blog Network

Pagey calls it "trouser-moisteningly terrifying news." The Army is looking to develop software and hardware that will let packs of robots chase down "non-cooperative human subject[s]."

The machine team would be 3-5 'bots, each about 220 pounds, led by a flesh-and-blood officer. Well, at least until the robots have the brains to "intelligently and autonomously search for objects" on their own. Then, the Army promises, the machines won't just be good for hunting would-be John Connors. They'll take on more beneficial tasks, too, like "search and rescue, fire fighting, reconnaissance, and automated biological, [and] chemical and radiation sensing."

See, nothing to worry about at all!