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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) 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.