Comments on: War porn: Three killbots now patrolling for jihadis in Iraq

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Killbot 2.0!

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Killbot 2.0! — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:07:48 +0000

[...] 1.0 rolled into Iraq only two months ago. Now they’ve rebuilt it — better than it was before. Better, stronger, [...]

By: congsan

congsan — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:40:48 +0000

I love future weapons…

By: Jones Zemkophill

Jones Zemkophill — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:23:49 +0000

You know… when you called them “Kill Bots” instantly I thought of Futurama…

Zapp Brannigan: “The Killbots? A trifle. It was simply a matter of outsmarting them… You see, killbots have a preset kill limit. Knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own men at them until they reached their limit and shut down.”

By: redshirt

redshirt — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:16:44 +0000

Awesome, it looks like it can deliver a world of hurt. On the other side, however, it looks like small arms fire could hurt it severely. Can it right itself if turned over? And what happens if it loses a radio contact? Does it default to a “Kill everything moving” mode? Price might be good to know as well…
Still, moving in the right direction.
Anyone ever see “Aliens, the extended cut” The space Marines deployed autonomous machine gun tripods set to destroy everything that entereed its field of fire. Very similar to this.

By: bloviator

bloviator — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:45:09 +0000

Outstanding. Terminator – Cyberdyne Systems Model 001.

I’ll be back.

By: dm60462

dm60462 — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:30:51 +0000

BattleBots! BattleBots! BattleBots!

By: TheSitRep

TheSitRep — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:22:54 +0000

Soon we will have legions of these things.

Can you imagine 50,000 of these things being dropped behind enemy lines?

What they need is a way to self-destruct, if captured.

Also this would be a perfect flame thrower platform.

By: Aylios

Aylios — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:13:46 +0000

So they gonna hire the world counterstrike champions to operate these?

This’d lend a new meaning to holding the next CS tournament live. Deploy a few dozen of these not to compete against each other but to have a frag competition. The team that frags the most jihadis over a weekend wins first prize …

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:03:23 +0000

Never give a potential future opponent weapons.

Keep this to a minimum.

The Jihad can ve beaten because it is 7th century.

The head of the cybernetic revolution should be kept out of our aresenals.

Who knows what’ll they’ll think one day.

By: austinnelly

austinnelly — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:41:28 +0000

Meatbags? …where have I heard that?…KOTOR?

Ah, a fellow gamer? Yes, HK-47 calling me meatbag..er master in Knights of the Old Republic was the first time I heard that term. Anybody who’s ever played turnbased tactical strategy games like Microprose’s X-com from the early 90′s or the more recent Cenega titles UFO Aftermath, Aftershock or Afterlight is familiar with the benefit of having a robot weapons platform next to you getting zorched by Mutons and Sectoids.
I sincerely hope they put a speaker on these killer robots so the operator can mock the jihadi’s as he’s mowing them down. ‘Tell the virgins you got killed by a robot you b*lless d*ckweed.’ Given the current state of Hollywood, I’m sure we can expect a movie where the robots are being used to mow down Americans, however. Lord knows we don’t have spy movies where other nations are the bad guys, just our own government ex. The Bourne Fabrication..Pronounciation? Ah! I’ve got it! The Bourne Masturbation!

By: conservnut

conservnut — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:50:00 +0000

Folks, this is how Allah has a “wargasim”

By: Ordinary1

Ordinary1 — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:48:42 +0000

Unfortunately, these amazing machines are no match for the enemy’s greatest weapon: the political correctness of the Western media.

Halley on August 4, 2007 at 3:10 AM

Sad but true

By: Dark-Star

Dark-Star — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:30:36 +0000

Unfortunately you’re right. But this is a step closer to a better warbot. We’ve got to start somewhere.

By: LegendHasIt

LegendHasIt — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:58:36 +0000

I do however believe that a trained shooter who is technologically aware could more than hold his own against such a device. In the end, is is warrior versus ‘gamer’ and in real life, eight times out of ten, the warrior should win.

By: LegendHasIt

LegendHasIt — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:43:43 +0000

Number 5 is ALIVE!

(and he is kicking butt)

By: Halley

Halley — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:10:23 +0000

Unfortunately, these amazing machines are no match for the enemy’s greatest weapon: the political correctness of the Western media.

By: Maxx

Maxx — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:43:34 +0000

I’ll take two! :)

Yakko77 on August 3, 2007 at 8:24 PM

Rodger that. Everybody needs one of these. Say the neighbors’ dog’s infernal yapping at night is becoming a nuisance… well then …

By: EnochCain

EnochCain — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:25:28 +0000

ticticboom on August 4, 2007 at 12:07 AM

Meatbags? …where have I heard that?…KOTOR?

By: mojojojo

mojojojo — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:53:07 +0000

What’s the liberal objection to this kind of military going to be? I know, I know, they’ll say, “It’s not fair to the enemy!”

unamused on August 3, 2007 at 11:33 PM

They’re already saying it. Read the comments on YouTube. They’re mostly revolting.

By: Maxx

Maxx — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:34:54 +0000

I wonder what these things cost and what an RPG would do to it. That’s not to say this thing wouldn’t have it’s applications.

By: ticticboom

ticticboom — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:07:33 +0000

Exterminating meatbags is my business, and business is good.

By: Kralizec

Kralizec — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:54:10 +0000

These killbots are nice, Allah, but I need something stealthier for the work I have in mind. If someone can hook me up with a mechanical housefly with polonium poop, I’ll take care of the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stat.

By: Bad Candy

Bad Candy — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:52:39 +0000

I love killer robots as much as the rest of the gang here, but what’s to stop Joe Jihad from running up behind it and throwing a blanket over the camera?

Hannibal Smith on August 3, 2007 at 11:42 PM

The other robots, obviously.

By: Hannibal Smith

Hannibal Smith — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:42:27 +0000

I love killer robots as much as the rest of the gang here, but what’s to stop Joe Jihad from running up behind it and throwing a blanket over the camera?

By: Mojack420

Mojack420 — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:35:10 +0000

Wait it kills the enemy and drives the moonbats crazy at the same time.

Folks I think we have a winner.