Thursday Military Tech – Soldiers In South Korea’s Automated Army

An Automated Army. Super!

Along with Israel, South Korea is on the short list of industrialized countries that share a border with enemies that would not hesitate to overrun and massacre them – if only they thought that they’d succeed. So it’s not surprising that they’re also interested in weapons that strongly convey their strong desire to be left alone. Ergo their newest robot soldier:

The XAV is a rolling soldier that will be able to carry out survellience or combat missions…. armed with machine guns. Thye robot warriors can be operated by remote control or commanded to run autonomously. They always know their location with GPS sensors. The gas powered fighter can chase you at up to 45 kilometers per hour. These are part of an ongoing $30-plus million program to develop an automated army by 2012.

We, of course, are huge fans of any technology that help keeps Axis Of Evil members on their own side of a border. But are we the only ones who find the phrase “automated army by 2012″ less than reassuring? Eh – it’s not like we were doing anything useful at the top of the food chain anyway.

References:
* Korea Shows Off Robot Soldiers [Robot Gossip]

Previously:
* And In This Week’s News Of Robots That Will Soon Enslave Us…
* Bad Week For The Future Of Humanity. Great Week For Future Robotic Overlords.
* Good Job Guys!

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