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Border-Patrolling Bots Combat Drug Smugglers

Posted March 20, 2014 11:32 AM

From Design News::

Applied Research Associates has delivered several of its Pointman Tactical Robots to the CBP in Tucson, which the agency is using to explore drainage tunnels that run between Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales, Mexico. These tunnels are out of sight from border surveillance and are increasingly being used for illegal activity.

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03/20/2014 11:52 AM

Halt human invader!...detener invasor humano !... si lo prefiere póngase en español decir que sí....

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03/21/2014 12:40 AM

Drug-smuggling drones will be next, and then armed versions.

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03/21/2014 12:42 AM

Yo, bro, job opportunities! No damn credit or medical checks, either.
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03/21/2014 1:49 PM

Aaah but people are so much cheaper and smarter!
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03/22/2014 8:31 PM

Robot MULES are surely going to be *next*...

Where's the ROBOCOP's when you THEM?

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