Written by: Beck
The army is using robots to take risks in place of humans. The iRobot (Asimov would love the name) corporation was
understandably delighted that one of their "PackBots" was blown up by a booby trap. Allow me to put it in terms any TV-watching American can relate to:
One PackBot robot... $50,000
Military contract for further mini-robot R&D... $32 million
The human whose life didn't end because a funny looking robot took the bullet... Priceless.
Be sure to take note of the
stylish triangular wheels.