Victim initiated machine guns??

**GoodIdeaAtTheTime** · 14-11-2006, 10:42

I'm sure that others can find a few things to worry about these devices, but you have to wonder how long before someone suggests sticking them along the IRAN/IRAQ border.

September 28, 2006

SEOUL -- South Korea Thursday unveiled a high-tech, machine gun-toting sentry robot that could support its troops in detecting and killing intruders along the heavily fortified border with North Korea.

The weapons-grade robot can detect, raise the alarm, and provide suppressive fire, said Lee Jae-Hoon, deputy minister of commerce, industry, and energy. "The Intelligent Surveillance and Guard Robot has surveillance, tracking, firing, and voice recognition systems built into a single unit," he added.

Lee said that hundreds of the robots could be deployed along the 155-mile-long (248 kilometer) demilitarized zone bisecting the two Koreas as well as along the country's coastline and at military airfields.

More info here with pictures here

**naguere** · 14-11-2006, 10:45

See it in action here:

Clickety

**HVM_Boy** · 14-11-2006, 10:50

wow. I want one for my house.

**MUTTSNUTTS** · 14-11-2006, 10:54

that should take the boredom out of stag especially if it comes with the inspiring theme music as on the video

**Biscuits_AB** · 14-11-2006, 11:03

I'm sure that you could fit a pie machine to one of those. Or a fag machine, coffee machine...........the possibilities are endless.

**Biscuits_AB** · 14-11-2006, 11:04

Have they got one which opens gates and checks ID cards? They could get shot of the RAF Police and the MPGS in one swoop if they did.

**BaldricksBullet** · 14-11-2006, 11:17

So who reloads these???? Robocop? Or the bloke who fell asleep on stag last night?

**TopBadger** · 14-11-2006, 11:23

If this is real then:

1. I prefered Jonny 5, maybe they should stick tracks on it, and give it shutters for eyelids.
2. I hope it doesn't mess up, otherwise the peninsula may well go nuclear!

TB

**psychobabble** · 14-11-2006, 11:26

Would that be classed as a 'legal' weapons system? Or does it contravene the convention that deals with such things?

**Nige** · 14-11-2006, 11:54

There is a development like this for GPMG. Basically it has sound detectors that locate snipers and puts down a few rounds in the general area to deal with them. Ideal for sangars I reckon, until they break of course - could be messy...

**admag** · 14-11-2006, 12:17

hmm, does Ridley Scott own the patent for these, taken straight from Aliens.

**armchair_jihad** · 14-11-2006, 12:44

Not RPG proof and they use Microsoft Windows as base software (!) which could lead to them 'defecting'

**Blogg** · 14-11-2006, 13:50

Number of outfits have been developing automated sentry guns & other area denial weapons, according to high level briefings the main benefits being that they do not complain, never ask for a pension nor require tea/coffee/egg banjo/burger & fries to function properly.

I understand that some human intervention is still held to be always required in such a system.

**themaadone** · 14-11-2006, 13:56

The east German side of the inner German border had intruder activated SF roled guns which fired when triggered. Similar to Claymores....

I belive the Russians had similar and so did many others.