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Fxc2hh

09-07-2011, 07:50 PM

How 9/11 inspired a new era of robotics

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/09/07/911.robots.disaster.response/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

Interesting read...

erco

09-07-2011, 08:27 PM

Nice to see rescue robots in the press: some good developments arising from bad situations. Sure they have limitations, but they are constantly improving and are expendable. When they finally get their "Lassie-saves-Timmy-from-the-well moment", the media will go totally nuts.