Here's a weirdly creative idea... - LotusTalk

luxige · 07-29-2009, 07:24 PM

Robot Delivers Packages Through Sewers | Autopia | Wired.com

DrJ · 07-29-2009, 07:35 PM

Uhm... NO!

Kaliuzhkin · 07-30-2009, 08:58 AM

Its already been done. A while ago, I don't know exactly when, a bunch of delivery tunnels were dug in Manhattan. They were used, like courier service, for delivery of packages short distances.

glb · 07-30-2009, 09:08 AM

Maybe worse, there was lots of talk about flesh-eating military robots, refueling on dead troops:

U.S. Military Working on Flesh Eating Robot - Tom's Guide

But, the actual news is a bit different:

Defense Tech: Company Says No 'Flesh-Eating' Ground Drones

still a good story...

07-29-2009, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
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07-29-2009, 07:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrJ Future Track Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,614	Uhm... NO! __________________ Probablistically!

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Kaliuzhkin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fresh Meadows, N.Y., N.Y. Posts: 420	Its already been done. A while ago, I don't know exactly when, a bunch of delivery tunnels were dug in Manhattan. They were used, like courier service, for delivery of packages short distances. __________________ Dan the K. Solar Yellow '06 Lotus Elise "How many syllables, Mario?"

07-30-2009, 09:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
glb Unattractive Nuisance Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chester, NJ Posts: 4,532	Maybe worse, there was lots of talk about flesh-eating military robots, refueling on dead troops: U.S. Military Working on Flesh Eating Robot - Tom's Guide But, the actual news is a bit different: Defense Tech: Company Says No 'Flesh-Eating' Ground Drones still a good story... __________________ 05 elise (PES chip, SSRs, shift tower mods, Multivex; HID low beams); 05 Corolla XRS; 72 Elan Sprint, 170 hp (Sold) "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." G. Orwell. 6. "A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company." - Gian Vincenzo Gravina

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