Boston Dynamics not happy about killer-robot image

Re:Boston Dynamics not happy about killer-robot image by KDJohnBrown on Monday February 22, 2021 @04:50PM (#26231142)

We were funded by Darpa. Cleary we have no interest in creating weapons. Darpa .. uh .. doesn’t do that.

Anybody who believes the children or grandchildren of Spot won’t be used by governments to oppress/police/kill people should call me. I have a bridge for sale.

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Re:Boston Dynamics not happy about killer-robot image by naebother on Monday February 22, 2021 @07:25PM (#26232450)

Hi, I work for Saudi Aramco and we'd like to invest $200 million dollars in your bridge startup, preferably for full control.

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Re:Boston Dynamics not happy about killer-robot image by KDJohnBrown on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @03:35AM (#26235070)

If you can get Mohammed BoneSaw and his family to visit the bridge so I can blow it up, I mean, take pictures, I’d sell for $100m.

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Re:Boston Dynamics not happy about killer-robot image by perl4ever on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @06:28PM (#26257619)

It may not have been Boston Dynamics, but I read in a news article some time ago about how the police (US) used a remote control robot to find and blow up the person who was engaging in a standoff.

So regardless, I think such things are already approaching SOP and not just in literal urban warzones.

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