Yes, Predators (unmanned planes) have been killing terrorists and civilians for a while now.

12/7/2007 9:47:35 PM

unmanned planes are a completely different animal than robotic soldiers.

12/9/2007 12:05:55 AM

Quote :

"Unenhanced humans would be no threat whatsoever to them."

I just don't trust human nature . . . nor (because of human nature) do I trust an outside audit of human nature

We have a pretty good record, for the duration of mankind's history, of the strong exploiting the weak. Why would this be any different?

12/9/2007 1:06:56 AM

To astonishing smart AIs, I don't see how a moderate number of unenhanced humans would be worth exploiting. Assuming they quickly master nanotechnology, which seems likely, they'll be able to do what they please. I imagine they'd start building a Dyson swarm to harness as much of the Sun's power as possible. We're talking cosmic scale.

Keeping unenhanced humans around wouldn't be a noticeable expense to such beings.

12/9/2007 11:58:37 AM

I'd want to be an Adrian Barbobot.

12/9/2007 1:54:36 PM

In case no one has added this yet:

This shit is cool as hell.

12/9/2007 8:25:33 PM

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/12/honda-unveils-r.html

It looks like the Japanese are working on robots for consumer applications.

Quote :

"Honda unveils robots that 'talk' to each other, work in pairs If you find it unnerving when robots interact with humans on menial tasks, Honda is raising the stakes: On Tuesday it rolled out two humanoid robots that work in pairs. The Associated Press reports that at a demonstration in Tokyo, two child-sized Asimo robots served tea and performed other tasks in coordination with each other. Honda says its new robot buddy system allows the humanoids to share information about each other's location and what each is doing. During the demonstration, the 51-inch tall robots, which resemble tiny astronauts, made their way around the room, pushing a refreshments cart and picking up and setting down drink trays. Honda say upgrades allow robots to recognize drink choices and carry a tray with a thirst-quencher to the person who ordered it. Perhaps the most unsettling of all, the Asimo can analyze and predict the movement of real humans so that the robots don't get in the way. "

I don't know why they find this unsettling.

I'd much rather though our gov. spend money on research in to these types of robots.

12/11/2007 5:13:23 PM