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kleinbl00  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Robot Guns Guard the Borders of Some Countries, and More Might Follow Their Lead

I did some research on RWS a couple years ago and was gobsmacked to discover the number of vendors and product offerings available, as well as the level of improvisation.

(the fun starts at 1:00)

For years, I grew up thinking the East Germans had autoguns on the Berlin Wall. Turns out it was effective propaganda.

    Although referred to within the Border Guards by the National People's Army designation G-501, for propaganda purposes the mines were referred to as "Automatic Firing Devices" (German: "Selbstschussanlage") in public documents. The cryptic description led to the public perception that the mine was a type of automated sentry gun (rather than a simple static trip-mine), a misconception shared even with Western intelligence agencies. In fact, no such technology existed during the lifespan of East Germany, and the mine was actually more similar in capability to an oversized spring gun, but the rumors provided an additional psychological deterrent to would-be border crossers. From 1973 onward, the mines were enclosed in a plastic box housing for protection from the elements, further concealing their design from onlookers.




user-inactivated  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've only done a few computer vision projects, but from those few vision projects I would really hate to be the one in the position to take the blame when the robot gun got confused.

kleinbl00  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  
user-inactivated  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I guess if your spec is "shoot anything that moves" there's no need to worry about shooting the wrong moving thing.

Wonder how long it'll take for a fork that drives a real gun to show up on the walls of a gun nut castle.

OftenBen  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd guess there are a few guys who already have systems ready to be mounted once 'the day' comes.

OftenBen  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We are living in a cyberpunk future man.