Robot warriors

[SunTracker]

The Tactical Mobile Robot nicknamed PackBot is a little aluminum robot warrior that scouts enemies for you. It can be dropped onto concrete from a height of over 9 feet and is waterproof to a depth of nearly 10 feet. PackBot was first designed to help mobile strike forces in urban terrain.  


Named after the Klingon Ship in the Star Trek universe, The Bird of Prey is a $67-million unmanned combat aerial vehicle. Almost too good to be true, it can slip through enemy radar in broad daylight because of its stealthy exterior and small size. Although built and tested some years ago, it was only recently unveiled to a small crowd of journalists at Boeing's Phantom Works facility in St. Louis.

[spitfiremkv]

BOP unmanned?
dude, what are you smoking?
I can see the pilot's head clearly through the cockpit canopy?!?!?!?

[Chairboy]

That's not a human pilot, it's a cockpit where the CYbernetic LOokdown Navigator, aka 'CYLON', is stationed.  The Cylon is a harmless military utility robot that can substitute for a human pilot.  



Don't worry, btw.  Even though the CYLON tactical navigation/tracking units are bipedal and contain informationa bout all known firearms and advanced manufacturing skills, there's no way they could rebel against humans.  They're programmed to be the ultimate loyal slaves.

[Raider179]

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2002/q4/nr_021018m.html