One out of every 50 Troops in Afghanistan Is a Robot

Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Prosthetics, Robot

Feb 082011

“There are more than 2,000 ground robots fighting alongside flesh-and-blood forces in Afghanistan, according to Lt. Col. Dave Thompson.”

[VIA WIRED]

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