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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP14 Feb 2015 10:23 a.m. PST

"Establishing a beachhead on enemy-held turf is historically one of the most dangerous jobs in warfare, just ask Achilles. But the robotic age may make it slightly less so.

A research team from Stamford, Conn. has developed an amphibious drone that they are currently testing with the Marines. The GuardBot is a robot ball that swims over water at about 4 miles per hour and then rolls along the beach, at as much as a 30-degree incline and 20 miles per hour.


It uses a nine-axis stabilization, "pendulum motion" propulsion system, which moves the bot forward by shifting the center of gravity back and forth and a variety of steering algorithms…"

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cloudcaptain14 Feb 2015 12:26 p.m. PST

Isn't that how the movie Screamers basically started?

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Lion in the Stars14 Feb 2015 12:28 p.m. PST

Pretty much.

Bunkermeister Supporting Member of TMP14 Feb 2015 1:12 p.m. PST

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No, it's a tumbleweed tank. A much older idea.

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Personal logo David Manley Supporting Member of TMP14 Feb 2015 1:28 p.m. PST

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jfleisher14 Feb 2015 1:33 p.m. PST

What? No one has mentioned the robot guards from The Prisoner yet?

Zargon14 Feb 2015 1:42 p.m. PST

Yes you 'do' need balls to fight I'm told.

Fatman14 Feb 2015 1:54 p.m. PST

David Manley

Hah now that was a reeeeeally bad show.

Fatman

Random Die Roll Supporting Member of TMP14 Feb 2015 3:26 p.m. PST

Too much of the film Phantasm?

Aapsych2014 Feb 2015 8:13 p.m. PST

Kind of been done before: link

And I like "Battle Balls" better.

Coelacanth193814 Feb 2015 9:23 p.m. PST

DARPA, you scary!

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