As the Army-2018 international military expo opens its doors, the Kalashnikov Concern stands ready to present one of its latest creations to the public – the Soratnik (‘comrade’ in English) unmanned combat vehicle. Soratnik is a tracked armored vehicle fitted with a computerized control system, as well as detection and surveillance equipment, and can carry a variety of weapon mounts. Furthermore, the vehicle can operate in conjunction with other unmanned vehicles, including UAVs. But while Soratnik is an impressive military robot in its own right, there are also plenty of remotely-controlled unmanned systems out there worthy of note. The Recon Scout is probably the most compact of the mass-produced spy robots. This unmanned unit, which weighs only about 700 grams, can be fitted with a thermal imaging system, making it an invaluable tool for covert reconnaissance. It should be noted that while Russian scientists did develop an analogue robot that may even possibly surpass the Recon Scout, it is yet to be adopted by the military. The DOGO tactical combat robot, created by General Robotics Ltd, serves as proof that light unmanned recon systems can be quite deadly as well. This remotely-operated device is equipped with a 9mm Glock pistol, and can be deployed to swiftly neutralize enemy targets without endangering the personnel. The Foster-Miller TALON is probably the most mass-produced military robot out there, with over 3,000 units already made. This small tracked remotely-operated vehicle was actively employed by US forces in Afghanistan for explosive ordnance disposal, but it can also be employed for reconnaissance and can be fitted with a wide assortment of weaponry, including a machinegun, a sniper rifle and anti-tank rocket launcher. The Russian-made Uran-9 is likely the heaviest unmanned combat system out there. This 10-ton armored vehicle can be equipped with a 30mm cannon, a high-caliber machinegun, an anti-tank missile launcher and an Igla surface-to-air missile launcher. The vehicle is designed for remote reconnaissance and as a fire support unit.
Futurama – Evolution vs Creationism
There are several videos that discuss the debate between Evolution and Creationism in-depth and this is one that uses ridicule in a process to make a point. The video is talking about a scientist who takes a stand that the evolution of “human” or Homosapien was based on darwin’s theory that in the process of survival certain mutations are more preferred and passed on, then other’s which perish due to nature.
There are also several interesting characters opposite this view. Specifically, a creature that looks like a floating spaghetti. Now it is not common sense that something like a spaghetti which is actually a food can be sentient i.e. something that has emotions. But as we have seen several movies in recent times like “bicentennial man”, “I, Robot”, “Enthiran” or “Ex-Machina” that metal object can behave like objects that can have emotion based on an algorithm or some form of logic now if that is possible based on the fact that we are storing data on devices like transistors and diodes which control and regulate the flow of electrons now imagine a future i.e. the context of this show futurama, a future in which you have a simple sentient algorithm that when added or stored in a sub-sub-sub Quark level to your everyday food items made of atoms and electrons or any everyday object and it can become a talking, emotional or in short sentient? Then where would you put this creation i.e. this spaghetti on the “tree of life”.
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Driving An Actual Bipedal Mech Suit | Translogic 221
We’ll be honest, over the years on Translogic we’ve featured a lot of potentially scary tech. Like in many facets of life though, often the things that seem the most frightening actually turn out to be some of the most incredible. In this episode, we’ve hit new heights of both fear and amazement as our host Bucko actually gets to drive a fully functional, bipedal, outrageously badass mech suit. Stop reading. Just watch.