Comment Re:Anonymous Coward (Score 1) 368
Along the same lines, Snap Circuits are a little easier to work with, though less capable.
I also had earlier versions of your link, and absolutely loved them.
Comment Re:Kansas (Score 1) 2221
And that's one more reason to avoid ever going to Kansas.
First Armed Robots on Patrol in Iraq 661
An anonymous reader writes "Robots have been roaming Iraq, since shortly after the war began. Now, for the first time — the first time in any war zone — the 'bots are carrying guns. The SWORDS robots, armed with M249 machine guns, "haven't fired their weapons yet," an Army official says. "But that'll be happening soon." The machines have actually been ready for a while, but safety concerns kept them off the battlefield. Now, the robots have kill switches, so "now we can kill the unit if it goes crazy," according to the Army. I feel safer already."
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