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posted by martyb on Thursday October 14 2021, @01:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the Sit!-Stay!-Aim!-Shoot!-Good(?)-doggie! dept.

Uh Oh, They Strapped a Sniper Rifle to a Robot Dog:

For years, we've been warning that it was only a matter of time — and now, the inevitable has happened.

Somebody strapped an honest-to-god sniper rifle to the back of a quadrupedal robot dog.

An image shared on Twitter by military robot maker Ghost Robotics shows the terrifying contraption in all its dystopian glory.

Latest lethality 6.5 #creedmoor sniper payload from @SWORDINT. Check out the latest partner payloads @AUSAorg Wash DC. Keeping US and allied #sof #warfighter equipped with the latest innovations. @USSOCOM #defense #defence #NationalSecurity #drone #robotics pic.twitter.com/Dvk6OvL3Bu

— Ghost Robotics (@Ghost_Robotics) October 11, 2021

[...] There's a lot we don't know about the machine, but according to an Instagram post by Sword International, a gun manufacturer, the machine is called the SPUR or Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle.

More at the Sword's website [Ed Comment: Link is sometimes giving 404 since this story was released--JR].


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @07:16AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @07:16AM (#1186907)

    The obvious rebuttal is, killing is a good thing for Republicans. Killing terrorists. Killing Iranian Generals. Killing immigrants. Killing women, like Gabby. Killing infrastructure funding. Killing Mike Pence. Killing people of color that get in the way of your bullets. Killing khallow. Seems like a waste of lead, or a good rope, or some Strychnine we could have used for a coyote death trap.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday October 14 2021, @01:50PM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 14 2021, @01:50PM (#1186963) Journal
    I realize that post was a waste of 30 seconds of your life. So let's try to make it count for something:

    Killing infrastructure funding.

    Because infrastructure is an unalloyed good, right? Build that bridge [wikipedia.org], no matter where it goes.

    Members of the Alaskan congressional delegation, particularly Representative Don Young [(R)] and Senator Ted Stevens [(R)], were the bridge's biggest advocates in Congress, and helped push for federal funding.[1] The project encountered fierce opposition outside Alaska as a symbol of pork barrel spending and is labeled as one of the more prominent "bridges to nowhere".

    On September 20, 2006, Sarah Palin [(R)] visited Ketchikan on her gubernatorial campaign and said the bridge was essential for the town's prosperity.

    Islands with 50 people need their $400 million bridges too! Terrible Republicans killing that infrastructure!

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday October 14 2021, @02:09PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 14 2021, @02:09PM (#1186972) Journal

      Islands with 50 people need their US Postal service too!

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      People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @04:05PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @04:05PM (#1187005)

        Stop eating lead paint chips.