Killer Robots

The “Little Dog” robot, smaller cousin to “Big Dog”, has been upgraded to be able to navigate all sorts of terrain. The scientists responsible for this travesty have included a two-minute video that should have you cowering in fear. Enjoy it.

Normally I wouldn’t post such a thing, but the implications here are pretty scary. We’ve put so much intelligence into our cars computers that they can now take over and be remotely controlled! Imagine how that will go when SkyNet goes online…

Source:

Autosec
Gizmodo
Boing Boing

A group of German researchers thought it would be a good idea to arm robots with knives, teach them to stab and slice up humans, and then see what happens. If “knives and stabbing weapons” sounds familiar, that’s because it’s exactly what the killer robot from Terminator 2: Judgement Day had.

Source:

IEEE Spectrum

A company named Touch Bionics has released a fully working cyborg hand… Check this out:

The newest member of Touch Bionics’ i-LIMB family represents a significant advance for the product line, with a host of enhancements including pulsing grip strength, multiple software-enabled grip patterns and robust aluminium features for improved user confidence.

Now if this picture looks familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen it before.

Fan-friggen-tastic.

Touch Bionics