Robot + Super Gun = ‘Crowd Control’ What do you do with a robot armed with a million-round-per-minute gun? “Crowd control,” naturally. For several months, Metal Storm, the troubled electronic gun developer, has been working with iRobot — the makers of military machines and cute, semi-autonomous vacuum cleaners — to arm some of their new, 250-pound unmanned ground vehicles. Last week, at a defense trade show, the two firms showed off the results of their joint venture. I posted before about Me
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The iRobot might sound cute, but it is actually a killing machine that is capable of spitting out a million rounds (theoretically) in a single minute - definitely the perfect device for “crowd control”, at least where dictators are concerned. These bullets will be fired electronically - hence the speed, ditching the traditional pins and primer method. As for ammunition, those are stacked instead of reloaded mechanically, making ammunition to be the only moving part in the weapon. It’s 40mm we
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“Crowd Control” iRobot Fires Up to a Million Rounds a Minute You remember that gun that electronically fires up to a million rounds a minute (theoretically) by Metal Storm? They’re strapping them to iRobot’s X700 to create a serious killing machine with the flexibility of firing anything from explosive rounds to “less-lethal” ones, making it suitable for urban assaults, “border patrol,” “crowd control” or my personal favorite, defense against a zombie apocalypse. [Danger Room]
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What do you do with a robot armed with a million-round-per-minute gun? “Crowd control,” naturally. For several months, Metal Storm, the troubled electronic gun developer, has been working with iRobot — the makers of military machines and cute, semi-autonomous vacuum cleaners — to arm some of their new, 250-pound unmanned ground vehicles. Last week, at a defense trade show, the two firms showed off the results of their joint venture. Metal Storm’s weapons fire bullets electronically, ins
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It’s that time of year when you are going to want to be in the pool and you’re going to want some tunes too. There’s no need to mount your iPod on an oversized raft, when a smaller more Roomba looking thing like this will do. And even though it’s easy enough to have a radio nearby, it’s always much cooler to have your music floating around with you. You won’t have to worry about your precious iPod drowning since this floating speaker is capable of wirelessly connecting to and streaming from
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FILA Vento was on sale when I bought it for only P3,700. This pair of shoes is designed for racquet or tennis players who need to use their speed on the court. Its serpentine and supple leather gives a lightweight comfort and support, perfect for on court play. It also has a unique FILA Foot Frame construction made up of micro fiber, providing foot support without letting go of its durability. However, you do not wear this kind of shoes during your days off. There is a reason why this FILA is ca
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