Random news bits

[pbray]

According to this article on the BBC's website the US Military is developing a robot bear to rescue wounded troops. The robot has a teddy bear style head, which is supposed to make it reassuring to the wounded....

And earlier in the week, in case you missed it Purple! Fluorescent! Frog!

Comments

[susanjett.livejournal.com]

So am I the only one who's going to have nightmares about that scary-ass teddy bear? They honestly think little bear ears are going to be reassuring to someone being hauled off a battlefield by a fricking robot?

What's next? Guns with itty-bitty smiley-faces painted on them? Maybe grenades with "have a nice day" engraved on the pin. Yikes.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I find the whole thing incredibly disturbing--how long before one of these robots goes evil? Just look at the expression in its eyes....