So. Korea Employs Robotic Soldiers
South Korea has begun using robotic soldiers to keep up with the 1.2 million troops in the North. Developed by a group led by Samsung Techwin, the bots use heat and motion detection to find, warn and fire on soldiers that cross the Demilitarized Zone. At a cost of $330,000 apiece, that could be one expensive military force, but if they resemble this old video we found of an ST robot in action, very impressive.
Via Yonhap Newa
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Posted by Sheila Franklin at July 19, 2010 9:10 PM
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