Sat, 18 Aug 2007

Domestic Police Buy Weapons-Ready Robots

One of the reasons often cited for the impossibility of a military coup here is that front line American combat troops wouldn't open up on a protesting crowd of American civilians, despite orders.

Looks like pretty soon, they won't have to.

A military-droid builder sells a domestic model to law enforcement for dangerous duty. They haven't been deployed yet but cops and company officials say it's only a matter of time.

(link) [Wired Top Stories]

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On 8/23/2007 11:03:44
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