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Re:Boston Dynamics has a new creepy dog-like robot called Sp... by mtaksrud on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @02:17AM (#15693334)
Seriously? Isn’t that a very dystopian view of the future?
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Re:Boston Dynamics has a new creepy dog-like robot called Sp... by stuaxo on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @03:58AM (#15693666)
Yes, but makes sense - Boston Dynamics have funding from the US military and military tech seems to end up in the hands of police forces.
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Re:Boston Dynamics has a new creepy dog-like robot called Sp... by MarkMc on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @07:45AM (#15694526)
Dystopian? Yes. Unlikely? No.

Right now you have US military personnel sitting at a desk in Ohio launching missiles from a drone in Afghanistan to kill bad guys. Why wouldn't they also use killer robots when they become available?

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