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Re:MIT Cheetah Robot Bounds Off Tether, Outdoors by crusso on Monday September 15, 2014 @02:02PM (#8320326)
capitalistic structure + unbridled automation is a stable combination

It's worth noting that the killing robots in use now are the drones in service of the United States government.

Sure, sooner or later, individuals are going to build robots that run amuck and kill some people - but to really massacre at a large scale takes a state sponsor.

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Re:MIT Cheetah Robot Bounds Off Tether, Outdoors by techdragon on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @01:28AM (#8323198)
Or a robot that runs amok, that cant easily be stopped by, hacking it, shooting it with rifles, shooting it with cannons, bombing it, or shooting it with missiles, cruise or otherwise.

You know... crazy mad scientist Japanese Anime Mecha or Star Wars Worldeater type stuff.

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