At a time when the economy is struggling to say the least,
the United States Army decided to spend $38,000,000 to
develop a robot that look like a giant spider!!
May 2, 2008 -- In a development that seems straight from Hollywood, a new project aims to design teams of bio-inspired microrobots that could one day
monitor terrorists or search for victims at disaster sites.
The five-year, $38 million Army Research Laboratory project combines industry, university, and defense expertise.
"Minority Report was probably one of the inspirations for this project," said William Devine of BAE Systems, the major partner in the project, known
as the Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance. "We've been showing the movie to our researchers to inspire
them."
Is it me, or does the Army continue to get creepier by the minute.
[edit on 6-5-2008 by cutbothways]
[edit on 6-5-2008 by cutbothways]
