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US Marines Defeat DARPA Robot by Hiding Under a Cardboard Box
(Thanks to Ralph)
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January 24, 2023
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From the halls of Montezuma, to the boxes of Amazon Prime.
Posted by: cfjk | January 24, 2023 at 10:07 AM
So now the Defense Department will be buying "camouflage" boxes for $6000 each.
Posted by: Rod | January 24, 2023 at 10:13 AM
"DARPA was quickly humbled. Scharre writes that all eight Marines were able to defeat the robot using techniques that could have come straight out of a Looney Tunes episode."
The Marines were able to pack up and stuff the robots with strategies that were caught on a live taping. Their spokesperson addressed the upset and labeled it a victory.
Posted by: MOTW | January 24, 2023 at 10:17 AM
At least there wasn't a cat in the box.
Posted by: Steverino | January 24, 2023 at 10:26 AM
That's how they sneak back onto base after curfew.
Posted by: Clankie | January 24, 2023 at 10:50 AM
@Rod: That's not a box. It's a "three-dimensional wall-separated portable facility for consolidation and storage or short-term transport of designated physical assets." And they will be about $60,000 each.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | January 24, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Can Wile E. Coyote get one of these from the Acme catalog?
Posted by: wanderer2575 | January 24, 2023 at 11:49 AM
Instead of urban warfare, we now have retail warfare. Top notch troops with the latest cardoflage.
Posted by: Ron G in WA | January 24, 2023 at 12:28 PM
So SKYNET has been thwarted by an Amazon delivery?
Posted by: MartiniShark | January 24, 2023 at 12:57 PM
When life imitates Monty Python:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-M2hs3sXGo
Posted by: scottkellyfa711 | January 24, 2023 at 01:32 PM
Semper fiascus.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 24, 2023 at 03:14 PM
The robot was not equipped with the latest "Hide and Go Seek" software.
Posted by: Burt Macklin, FBI | January 24, 2023 at 05:55 PM
The writer's name was Shashank? Is her middle name "Redemption"?
Posted by: PirateBoy, Stuck in Grammar Jail | January 24, 2023 at 07:58 PM
Just wait until they come out with a Robot Cat Litter Box that has infrared sensing capability. Then those Marines won't be singing From the Halls of... or what is the rest of that thing they sing? Semper Find - I see you.
Posted by: Pullet Surprise | January 25, 2023 at 10:27 PM
My son says this neat trick is straight out of Metal Gear Solid.
Posted by: Laurie Ann-Farr Bobskill | January 26, 2023 at 01:19 PM