Saturday, February 13, 2016

A Robotic 9/11

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Last year I was hired to craft a long term vision for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on how autonomous robots should be used to radically improve how the US military fights wars.
  
This year I will be sharing my thinking with you.
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The current revolution in robotics is due to rapid advances in the ability of robots to think.  
This means that most of the big improvements we'll see in the use of autonomous robots in warfare will be due to finding new uses of this attribute more than any other.  Let's explore this a bit.  

It's now possible to turn a simple low performance drone into a weapon that is nearly as effective as a precision guided missile (PGM) that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.  This is accomplished through the creative substitute inexpensive and sophisticated machine thinking for expensive mechanical performance.  

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  1. skybillFebruary 13, 2016 at 3:33 AM

    Hi Brock,

    "Open the Pod Bay Door,,,,,HAL!"

    Do I have to say anything else??

    All HAL is, is an old "Hobby Shack" "Aero Sport" 2 Channel R/C unit we bought for $69.95!! back when!!! Can you imagine "HAL" made of old "Vacuum Tubes??"
    'Back in the early 80's I was Flyin' R/C aircraft at "Mile Square Park" in "Fountain Valley, Ca" and at the "Estancia Bluffs" (sailplanes---no power) and at "the Square" some guy had a Goldberg "Falcon 56" with a O.S. .40 engine and a Hobby Shack "Aero Sport 6" ch. radio. he made a couple of "rocket launcher pods" under the wings and set up some small Estes rockets in them! controlled the firing mech. with the "retract channel!!"
    The only thing that changes is the Year and Make and model of the car!!! (Airplane in this case!!)
    Got Model Airplanes.....OUTLAW!!!
    III%,
    skybill-out

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    1. Brock TownsendFebruary 13, 2016 at 1:36 PM

      he made a couple of "rocket launcher pods" under the wings and set up some small Estes rockets in them! controlled the firing mech. with the "retract channel!"

      Neat!

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      Mile Square Park

      Drove pass it a couple of weeks ago.

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    2. skybillFebruary 13, 2016 at 3:49 PM

      Hi Brock,
      Some years back the Marines (that used the "square" for an emergency landing area) turned control over to the county......"They" immediately if not sooner turned it into....a "Golf Course" and the only open Public Park for flying "Gas Powered" airplanes closed>>>>>>!!!

      Got Model Airplanes.....OUTLAW!!!,
      III%,
      skybill, AMA-87838, out

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    3. Brock TownsendFebruary 13, 2016 at 4:04 PM

      Thanks.

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