Velcroman1 writes 'Taking a cue from the Terminator films, the US Navy is developing unmanned drones that network together and operate in 'swarms.' Predator drones have proven one of the most effective — and most controversial — weapons in the... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Tue, Nov 03 2009
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| 18 Jul 09 |
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Military Developing Half-Robot, Half-Insect 'Cybug' Spies » digg The military and spy world no doubt would love tiny, live camera-wielding versions of Predator drones that could fly undetected into places where no human could ever go to snoop on the enemy. |
| 14 Oct 09 |
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Behind the Scenes With America's Drone Pilots » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "As President Obama meets with advisors on an Afghanistan strategy today (who are now leaning more toward Joe Biden's more-drones policy), and even as Al Qaeda claims it's not all that scared of drones, the new issue of Esquire... |
| 18 Apr 09 |
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Predator C Avenger Makes First Flights » slashdot stoolpigeon writes "General Atomics' new unmanned combat aerial vehicle, the Predator C Avenger, has been making test flights. This new Predator has a stealthy design, 20-hour endurance, is jet powered and has an internal weapons bay. A number of photos... |
| 25 Jul 09 |
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Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man (John Markoff/New York Times) » techmeme John Markoff / New York Times: Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man — A robot that can open doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. Computer viruses that no one can stop. Predator drones, which, though... |
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Recruiting Friendly Botnets To Counter Bad Botnets » slashdot holy_calamity writes "New Scientist reports on a University of Washington project aiming to marshal swarms of 'good' computers to take on botnets. Their approach — called Phalanx — uses its distributed network to shield a server from DDoS... |
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