Run for it guys, those fuckers at DARPA decided that the big dog wasn't big enough, so they made one the size of a bull. It's designed to carry 400 lbs of kit for up to 20 miles, and it can go 24 hours without downtime. In comparison, Google tells me puny flesh and blood horses can only handle around 240lbs of load, so this is already making some types of organics obsolete.
They just field tested AlphaDog, the newest incarnation of the LS3 (Legged Squad Support System). Aside from the mentioned size and carry-weight upgrade, this one is also equipped with better sensors, a smarter brain, and a better armored chassis. It can now navigate objects by itself visually instead of trial and error, and it can identify soldiers and follow them wherever they go.
Oh, and it replaced the terrifying sound with a hearty, engine-like rumbling.
Yes, in fact that would just make them more effective. "Oh cool! They play mu...*death*"
If I were a genocidal robot maker though? I'd figure out a way to make some sort of a murderous cyborg organism that looks like a newborn. If you want something to be effective at killing it needs to appear as cute and unassuming as possible. ;p
If the best you can come up with against someone who's patently ignorant is to yell back at him, "Yeah? Well there's BOOKS, and they say you're WRONG!"
Then honestly you're not coming out of this looking great either.
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The robot is cool, but the LS3 getting kicked was so realistic I felt sorry for it.
i dunno why we're spoilering but
but viruses fit that description, and we don't consider them to be living, sooo...
No, I believe it would be a form of death.
Even if they can do this?
Yes, in fact that would just make them more effective. "Oh cool! They play mu...*death*"
If I were a genocidal robot maker though? I'd figure out a way to make some sort of a murderous cyborg organism that looks like a newborn. If you want something to be effective at killing it needs to appear as cute and unassuming as possible. ;p
Case in point: