Well, it looks like the Coast Guard is keeping its word and will start deploying drones over the Gulf of Mexico. The unmanned aerial vehicles that have become a hallmark of wartime insurgent-hunting in the Middle East—Pakistan in particular—will be used for “drug surveillance and rescue efforts,” according to UPI. Yea, until they get their next assignment. Maybe this author is onto something.
The Predator has established itself as quite a good human-hunter, but make way for the Excalibur and the new generation of drones that have the potential to kill even more effectively. |Wired/DangerRoom|
Japan never ceases to amaze with their hyper-technological advancements and steadfast dedication to replacing humanity with cyborgs. Their latest invention? A “fleshy robot hand” that “handles sushi like a pro” now, but will eventually be deployed to phase out just about every other job involving manual labor that humans do. |PinkTentacle|
Sure, it was “designed to help sick and elderly people relax and heal through Animal-Assisted therapy,” but these “therapeutic” baby seal robots are devious and prompt some ethical questions. A.) Is “Animal-Assisted therapy” still effective when using stuffed animals? B.) Do the patients have to be so “sick and elderly” that they think it’s the real thing? C.) Are we so ready to discard our old people to the point that lifeless robotic pets are taking care of them? Don’t be fooled by the puppy dog eyes, this is no cuddly seal, it’s a Trojan horse of Skynet proportions. You’ve been warned! |Inhabitots|
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