{"id":68569,"date":"2013-04-08T16:31:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T16:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=68569"},"modified":"2013-04-10T08:10:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T08:10:47","slug":"new-darpa-robot-looks-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=68569","title":{"rendered":"New DARPA Robot Looks Human"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Joseph Watson — propagandamatrix.com April 8, 2013<\/h1>\n

The new incarnation of Boston Dynamics’ PETMAN robot, being developed for DARPA with Department of Defense funding, not only looks human but it also sweats to regulate body temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A new video showing PETMAN in action depicts the robot dressed up in a post-apocalyptic chem-bio suit with sensors embedded to detect hazardous chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Decked out in chem-resistant camo and a dystopic gas mask, this robot couldn\u2019t look more human,” writes Jason<\/strong><\/span> Dorrier<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the clothing is removed, the robot looks something like Sonny from the movie I, Robot<\/em>. PETMAN is self-balancing and can also do push-ups, walk, stretch, and squat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As you can see from the previous incarnations of PETMAN in the videos below, as the robot’s capabilities increase, so does its resemblance to a human being.<\/span><\/p>\n

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That will only serve to increase concerns expressed by numerous robotic experts, that the Pentagon’s fleet of cyborgs is being developed with one primary goal in mind – to pursue “suspects” and kill large numbers of people on the future battlefield.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield, has repeatedly<\/strong><\/span> warned<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that the robots currently being developed under the auspices of DARPA will eventually be used to kill.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOf course if it\u2019s used for combat, it would be killing civilians as well as it\u2019s not going to be able to discriminate between civilians and soldiers,\u201d said Sharkey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last month, award-winning military writer and former intelligence officer Lt. Col. Douglas Pryer <\/strong><\/span>also wrote an essay<\/strong><\/span> warning<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of the threat posed by remorseless \u201ckiller robots\u201d that will be used to stalk and slaughter human targets in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a 50-page report published last year, Human Rights<\/strong><\/span> Watch<\/strong><\/span><\/a> also warned that artificially intelligent robots let loose on the battlefield would inevitably commit war crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last year, <\/strong><\/span>experts at the prestigious <\/strong><\/span>University of Cambridge <\/span><\/strong><\/a>announced a project to conduct research into the \u201cextinction-level risks\u201d posed to humanity by artificially intelligent robots.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Flying drones that communicate with <\/strong><\/span>each other<\/strong><\/span><\/a> are also being developed for \u201chunting terrorists\u201d and other \u201chomeland security\u201d purposes, as well as UAVs that could one day snatch humans off <\/span><\/strong><\/span>the street<\/strong><\/span>.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com<\/a> and Prison Planet.com<\/a>. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.<\/span><\/p>\n

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