Re: NOBODY needs robots !!!

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From: Chris Spencer
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:11

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Bob wrote:
> MR Robot wrote:
> 
>>2)second of all robots make our life easier, and
>>they save troops.
> 
> 
> They have saved troops so far.  But if history is
> any guide, it is only a matter of time before any
> new weapon is available to both sides.  In the end,
> robots may prove more useful to the terrorists/
> insurgents.

At the risk of sounding Clintonian, this really depends on how you 
define "robot" and "useful". I doubt a robot in the sense of Sony or 
Honda's humanoid models will ever be economically or logistically useful 
to insurgents. However, robots like those used in the military I see as 
having some potential, but these amount to little more than fancy 
radio-controlled cars. It could then be argued that insurgents are 
already using this technology in the form of cell-phones and actual RC 
cars to remotely detonate bombs.

Typically, terrorists seem to prefer simple, inexpensive technologies, 
which any machine deserving of the term "robot" is unlikely to be. In 
this sense, I don't see "real" robots being any more useful to 
terrorists than tanks or laser-guided missles. The total cost of 
ownership and maintenance is just too high.

Chris

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