Robot-Cannon Kills Nine People

[Gatorubet]

Robot-Cannon Kills Nine People

Posted Oct 19th 2007 9:46PM by Tim Stevens


Details are sparse, but a jam or internal explosion caused the gun to malfunction, resulting in it "wildly swinging" as it "sprayed hundreds of high-explosive 0.5kg 35mm cannon shells around the five-gun firing position," according to the post.

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[exhawg]

That's the first thing I thought. Skynet must be stretching its legs.

 

[DaytonBuck]

This was actually the first thing that popped into my mind

 

[exhawg]

This was actually the first thing that popped into my mind

Dude, that thing couldn't even beat a half man/half robot.

 

[DaytonBuck]

Dude, that thing couldn't even beat a half man/half robot.

It's a prototype. Once it hits full production it'll be the latest in urban pacification.

 

[OCBucksFan]

Fucking robocop.