Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies

BURNING MAN · 07-14-2009, 09:24 PM

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It could be a combination of 19th-century mechanics, 21st-century technology — and a 20th-century horror movie.

A Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on a steam-powered robot that would fuel itself by gobbling up whatever organic material it can find — grass, wood, old furniture, even dead bodies.

Robotic Technology Inc.'s Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot — that's right, "EATR" — "can find, ingest, and extract energy from biomass in the environment (and other organically-based energy sources), as well as use conventional and alternative fuels (such as gasoline, heavy fuel, kerosene, diesel, propane, coal, cooking oil, and solar) when suitable," reads the company's Web site.

That "biomass" and "other organically-based energy sources" wouldn't necessarily be limited to plant material — animal and human corpses contain plenty of energy, and they'd be plentiful in a war zone.

EATR will be powered by the Waste Heat Engine developed by Cyclone Power Technology of Pompano Beach, Fla., which uses an "external combustion chamber" burning up fuel to heat up water in a closed loop, generating electricity.

The advantages to the military are that the robot would be extremely flexible in fuel sources and could roam on its own for months, even years, without having to be refueled or serviced.

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$$kneel-B4-me$$ · 07-15-2009, 04:20 AM

awesome! John Conner, you might want to think about getting in shape now. The revolution is counting on you. T - 10yrs.

kidflash2008 · 07-15-2009, 09:42 AM

Not only do we have the metal ones out-thinking us, but now they will feed on us too!

It is time to detonate the world wide EMP device now!

Area-51 · 07-15-2009, 10:27 AM

How can this robot distinguish dead human bodiey with living ones. I mean, if this robot can´t find organic material near by it would probably kill a human/animal to get his "fuel". I don´t know about this one. I think such a thing belongs to science fiction (for at least 50 years, I would say)

kidflash2008 · 07-16-2009, 10:41 AM

That is what I say! For all it can tell, we are all food sources.

Area-51 · 07-17-2009, 12:49 AM

Right, Such a technology could be really dangerous. Technology shouldn´t be used this way.

kidflash2008 · 07-17-2009, 10:31 AM

If it makes money, you know the corporations will use it.

Area-51 · 07-18-2009, 10:20 AM

Oh yes, absolutly.

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07-15-2009, 04:20 AM	#2
$$kneel-B4-me$$ Investigator Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 148	awesome! John Conner, you might want to think about getting in shape now. The revolution is counting on you. T - 10yrs.

07-15-2009, 09:42 AM	#3
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	Not only do we have the metal ones out-thinking us, but now they will feed on us too! It is time to detonate the world wide EMP device now!

07-15-2009, 10:27 AM	#4
Area-51 Investigator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 459	How can this robot distinguish dead human bodiey with living ones. I mean, if this robot can´t find organic material near by it would probably kill a human/animal to get his "fuel". I don´t know about this one. I think such a thing belongs to science fiction (for at least 50 years, I would say)

07-16-2009, 10:41 AM	#5
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	That is what I say! For all it can tell, we are all food sources.

07-17-2009, 12:49 AM	#6
Area-51 Investigator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 459	Right, Such a technology could be really dangerous. Technology shouldn´t be used this way.

07-17-2009, 10:31 AM	#7
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	If it makes money, you know the corporations will use it.

07-18-2009, 10:20 AM	#8
Area-51 Investigator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 459	Oh yes, absolutly.