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Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot(EATR)
Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com
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.
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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.
Here's a picture from the site:

What are your thoughts on this? Is it kinda creepy or what? The appearance doesn't look that scary, but what it will do is.
Last edited by Violet; 07-14-2009 at 08:11 PM.
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