Robots to Target Non-cooperative Humans

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Robots to Target Non-cooperative Humans
« on: October 24, 2008, 07:04:21 pm »
Robots to Target Non-cooperative Humans
     


NewScientist
noticed in the latest batch of DARPA SBIR proposals Army
project A08-204 to develop packs of 3 to 5 robots that will hunt
down "non-cooperative humans". The robots would weigh less than 100lbs
and be semi-autonomous. The article goes on to note that police
expert Steve Wright last year predicted pack-hunting robots, saying,
"what we have here are the beginnings of something designed to enable
robots to hunt down humans like a pack of dogs." They also quote AI
researcher Noel Sharkey
on potential misuse of this technology, "once the bits are joined,
there will be a robot force under command of a single soldier with
potentially dire consequences for innocents around the corner." The
SBIR report references several research papers on pursuit-evasion game
theory as applied to robots and navigation. While these multi-robot
pursuit systems sound a bit ominous, the project proposal suggests numerous
beneficial uses as well, such as search and rescue, fire-fighting, and
reconnaissance.
   

http://robots.net/article/2674.html
     

 


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