Robot Warfare Going Open Source 105
destinyland writes "Peter Singer, author of the new book Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century, says 'You can build your own version of the Raven drone, which is a widely used military drone, for about $1,000.' Singer argues that 'just like software, warfare is going open source.' He warns that, ultimately, robot warfare may even expand beyond the military using more DIY and off-the-shelf systems. In addition to 43 countries now working on military robots, there are 'non-state actors ranging from Hezbollah to this militia group in Arizona to a bunch of college kids at Swarthmore... One person's hobby — such as the hobbyist who flew a homemade drone from North America to Great Britain — can be another person's terrorist strike option.'"
Asimov (Score:5, Funny)
Oh no! (Score:2, Funny)
If somebody makes a killbot without a pre-programmed kill limit then how will we ever defeat them?
Join the robot revolution! (Score:2, Funny)
As such, robot engineers will rule the world, make robot women to serve us, and put freakin lasers on sharks.
Don't you suddenly want to change career?
Re:Onward Buddhist Soldier (Score:5, Funny)
Who would buy a 5,000 year calendar if it's only got 3 years left in it? That's such a waste of money. I'll wait and buy the 2012-7138 version.
Re:Asimov (Score:3, Funny)
I don't want to see DRM in my Kernel!