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Korea Wants RoboCops by 2010's

Posted on January 17th, 2006 in Latest News

Image Korea’s Center for Intelligent Robots is creating a 40 member panel to discuss the feasiblilty of creating robotic security forces for the nation.

“If the robots prove to be viable technically and commercially, we will be able to begin developing them late next year,” said Lee Ho-gil, head of the center.

But that’s not all! In a move akin to the US Military’s Future Combat Systems, Korea plans to network the devices on its expansive 3G network, thereby distributing the smarts and making each RoboCop unit a mindless killing unit just a mechanical shell with just enough smarts to control its motion. There’s also plans for other robots that, "will take the shape of a dog or a horse, with six or eight legs or wheels."

I’m assuming the Korean’s haven’t heard of Skynet.




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