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It's one thing to make (tasteless) jokes about exploding cell phones being the ultimate cause of human extinction, but when a robotic device seemingly goes out of its way to kill its operators, then something may be up. It seems a bug or glitch caused a robotic anti-aircraft gun In South Africa to flip out and kill nine soldiers (and injure a further 14).Details are sparse, but a jam or internal explosion caused the gun to malfunction, resulting in it "wildly swinging" as it "sprayed hundreds of high-explosive 0.5kg 35mm cannon shells around the five-gun firing position," according to the post.
The gun is designed to automatically target aircraft, helicopters, and cruise missiles and fire when any targets come into range -- all without human intervention. The gun can even reload itself automatically when its magazines are emptied. As a result, the rogue robot gun could not be stopped before it completely ran out of ammunition, despite efforts from one brave artillery officer.
A disturbing reminder that our robotic minions are not always happy with their menial tasks and can strike at any time? Keep your eyes open, Roomba owners!
From Slashdot , Wired, and the Star
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsBLACKBULLOct 20th 2007 9:09AM
MACHINES WE NEED TO FURTHER PROGRESS
ON THIS GREAT PLANET THA HOUSES AMERICANS
AND ALL;BUT IF WE APPLY POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
TO THE BRAIN THEN WE HAVE CRIPPLED ITS UNIQUENESS,TURN IT INTO AN EMOTIONAL MESS,THAT
NOT EVEN THE DR.MELFEES WILL JUST PISS OFF THE THOUGHTLESS,CARELESS,POMPOUS,RUDE ROBOT,AND
ONLY THIS TIME,NEXT TIME HE WILL PLAN BETTER,
HARM HUMANS AND SOMEHOW GO UP IN VALUE IN SOME CIRCLES.ONLLY ONE RELIABLE FELLOW TO HELP
US:DICK"THE QUAILHUNTER" CHENEY;HE DOESNT
FU%K AROUND.
ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE LIBERAL
BLACKBULLOct 20th 2007 10:18AM
RHYNO101 I AGREE THATS ALOT OF FIGHTER POWER;
NOW THE MONA LISA WILL BE PROTECTED;
I HOPE OUR ENEMIES IN AMERICA AND ENEOIES OVERSEAS DOT GET THEIR PAWS ON IT AND MAKE US FREE SOUL AMERICANS LIVE UNDER THEIR AWFUL FOOT
OF RULES.I TRUST THE LIKES OF REPULICANS LEADERS
WILL RISK THEIR USA-BLOOD TO PROTECT US VOTERS
US TIME-PUNCH-CLOCKERS;US WEARY&SLAP-HAPPY CONSUMERS;US DEM ANDGOP VOTERS,OUR LAWBREAKERS AND
LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS,PROTECT OUR TAIL-GATE PARTY
HOUNDS&GIRLS GONE OVER THE TOP DRUNK-WILD-PUBLIC
SEX AND DAM PROUD OF IT TOO-ATITUDE;
LONG LIVE AMERICA
LONG LIVE OUR WAY OF LIVING
LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION
LONG LIVE REAL OR MYTHICAL PROTECTION
FOR THESE GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FROM SOME BLACK GUY UP IN NORTH AMERICA
JoeOct 20th 2007 9:34PM
That is the equation! SURVIVAL must cancel programming!
RobCOct 21st 2007 11:47AM
Gun was designed in Sweden by Bofors. Please get things in perspective here and do proper research. Also it does not reload itself, it has a magazine and when that is emty it has to be manually reloaded.
AOct 21st 2007 1:50PM
" I'M LOOKING FOR SARAH CONNOR...*beeep*"
Eh, it was probably using windows 98 second edition......
"PLASMA RIFLE IN DE TVENTY MILLI-VATT RANGE...?"
Adam WaggonerOct 21st 2007 3:41PM
Maybe the system needs to include units as individuals to be paid so that they can automatically update themselves and less of a chance of rebelling.
SeanOct 29th 2007 9:49PM
We need to know if they are planning some kind of Automated Nuclear Atack Launcher (ANAL). How kool would that be, to blow up a few countries with out anybody even pushing the button. " Oh sorry about all those holes in the ground, We will send some dirt to fill them in"
Keith J. MohrhoffOct 25th 2007 11:35AM
The technology has existed for 20+ years to make autopilots that can actually land an airplane. Robotic drones are considered so valuable that their pilots (who fly them by remote control) are not allowed to land them. Instead, they are landed by an auto pilot. Yet, no airline or military pilot would EVER allow their plane to be landed by a computer. Doesn't that tell us something? Anyone who would arm a fully automated robot is an idiot!!