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UN expert calls for killer robot ban
A United Nations expert called Thursday for a global moratorium on the testing, production and use of armed robots that can select and kill targets without human command. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/world/europe/united-nations-armed-robots.html?ref=world “War without reflection is mechanical slaughter. A decision to allow machines to be deployed to kill human beings worldwide, whatever weapons they use, deserves a collective […]
US monitors progress of Google’s driverless cars
Companies from Silicon Valley to Detroit to Germany are developing cars that park, steer and even drive themselves. Now the federal agency for traffic safety has said it wants to come along for the ride. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/technology/self-driving-cars-for-testing-are-supported-by-us.html?hp “We want to have some experimentation in the states to see what works, but it’s nice to have federal […]
Drones continue to strike with impunity
At least four people were killed and four others injured in a drone attack on a house near the Pakistani-Afghan border early Wednesday. Wednesday’s strike came just six days after President Obama unveiled his new drone policy, curtailing their use to limit civilian casualties and moving oversight of the program from the C.I.A. to the […]
German drones and the anti-surveillance state
Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, plans to test small drones to try to reduce the amount of graffiti being sprayed on its property. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22678580 The idea is to use airborne infra-red cameras to collect evidence, which could then be used to prosecute vandals who deface property at night. But it is not yet clear […]
US admits drone killing of americans
The administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four American citizens in drone strikes outside the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us/us-acknowledges-killing-4-americans-in-drone-strikes.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0 The American involvement in Mr. Awlaki’s death has been widely reported, but the administration until now had refused to confirm it. Likewise, Mr. Holder confirmed the government’s […]
NWO, “War on Terror suits us very well”
A top Pentagon official said Thursday that the evolving war against Al Qaeda was likely to continue “at least 10 to 20 years” and urged Congress not to modify the statute that provides its legal basis.“As of right now, it suits us very well,” The assistant secretary of defense for special operations, said, referring to […]
Kurzwell, Google to create artificial intelligence
And you think that dramatically extended life is possible? “I think we’re only 15 years away from a tipping point in longevity, because up until very recently you could not make a plausibly sound argument where life could be indefinitely extended.” said Ray Kurzwell, who is out to build an artificial “Google Brain?” Kurzweil is […]
Google + Bilderberg = Global Technocracy
The secretive Bilderberg Group is currently undergoing a major transformation that will see it and other high profile networks merge under the banner of Google as the elite accelerates its plan to consolidate its technocratic agenda. http://www.infowars.com/google-berg-global-elite-transforms-itself-for-technocratic-revolution/ On the New World Order agenda this year: – Targeting Iran’s nuclear processing facilities for destruction via air […]
Robot insects for surveillance and assassination
Researchers have developed a remote-controlled robot about the size of a fat housefly that mimics a fly’s aerial prowess. Developing a robot to do the same took more than a decade and a variety of technologies. It weighs just 80 milligrams and is controlled remotely. Each wing can be controlled independently. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/science/a-remote-controlled-robot-the-size-of-a-fly.html?ref=science The robot fly […]
UAVs tested for commercial flight
A Jetstream aircraft became the first to fly “unmanned” across UK shared airspace last month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22511395 During the 500-mile journey, the specially adapted plane was controlled by a pilot on the ground. The 16-seater aircraft flew in airspace shared with passenger carriers. Known as “the Flying Testbed”, it contains on-board sensors and robotics to identify […]
Standing up to Google Glass and the surveillance state
“This is just the beginning,” said a Los Angeles lawyer specializing in privacy issues. “Google Glass is going to cause quite a brawl.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/technology/personaltech/google-glass-picks-up-early-signal-keep-out.html?hp&_r=0 The glasseslike device, which allows users to access the Internet, take photos and film short snippets, has been pre-emptively banned by a Seattle bar. Large parts of Las Vegas will not […]
Domestic drone surveillance in the name of science
The Raven, with its 55-inch wingspan, looks like one of those radio-controlled planes beloved of hobbyists. But its sophisticated video uplink and computer controls give it away as a small unmanned aerial system, better known as a drone. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/science/drones-offer-a-safer-clearer-look-at-the-natural-world.html?ref=us Drone technology, which has become a staple of military operations, is now drawing scientists with its […]
Waterproof snake robots for surveillance
“Snake robots can use their many internal degrees of freedom to thread through tightly packed volumes, accessing locations that people and machinery otherwise cannot use,” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22340218 The latest in a series of “modular snake robots” have been developed at the Pittsburgh-based research centre over the past decade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObTR5IRKY8k&feature=share&list=UUZ1JsYlIhkhEpJHFRny4J7w The robots are designed to mirror […]
Drones in America under guise of drug war
The U.S. Navy on Friday began testing two new aerial tools, borrowed from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, that officials say will make it easier to detect, track and videotape drug smugglers in action. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/04/27/world/americas/ap-cb-caribbean-drug-drones.html?ref=world One of the devices on display aboard the navy test ship is a type of drone that can be […]
Stopping killer robots
A pre-emptive ban is needed to halt the production of weapons capable of attacking targets without any human intervention. The UK government has said it has no plans to develop such technology. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22250664 Weapons with a degree of autonomy, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – commonly known as drones – are already widely used on the […]
US DARPA to deploy sea based drones
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said it needed to increase its airborne “surveillance and reconnaissance”. “Enabling small ships to launch and retrieve long-endurance UAVs on demand would greatly expand our situational awareness and our ability to quickly and flexibly engage in hotspots over land or water.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21653364 About 98% of the world’s […]
Robot future: Update
BigDog is one of a range of robots developed by Boston Dynamics. Its legs mimic an animal’s legs, and are able to absorb shock and recycle energy as the machine moves around. It can perform simple tasks and obey voice commands. “Robots are going to help you move your shopping, [VIDEO…] a robot can be […]
A future of drones and robots is coming
Great documentary film by Journeyman Pictures about the future of drones and the elites obvious plans for development and deployment. The fact is they are significantly cheaper that manned reconnaissance and strike capability both abroad and domestically. So, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out the future. http://youtu.be/msHJLwYWX30 SKYNET is coming. Or DARPA? [VIDEO…]
Dirty Babylon 