Military Set To Develop Smart, Robotic Cameras

coondoggie writes "In a move seemingly straight out of the Terminator movies, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency this week said it has contracted with 15 companies or universities to begin building software and hardware that will give machines or robots visual intelligence similar to humans."

Unfortunately...

[MokuMokuRyoushi]

It'll be a long time before anything is produced to replace a human's decision making and observation skills.

Re:Unfortunately...

[thrillseeker]

I'd be impressed if we could build something with the senses and decision making capabilities of a fruit fly.

Re:Shoot anything armed you mean ...

[nedlohs]

And the guy in the van that rendered assistance to the wounded guy? What did he and his kids have that looked like weapons?