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Headlines That Are Scarier Than the Information Contained Within

  • 7/15/09 at 11:31 AM
Headlines That Are Scarier Than the Information Contained Within

Photo: Robotic Technology Inc./Fox News

The headline "Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies" may bring to mind apocalyptic scenes of self-aware machines rampaging through the countryside as they feast on fleeing civilians. The slightly less frightening truth is that they're just robots that can refuel (not feed) using organic materials like "grass, wood, old furniture," and, sometimes, dead bodies. [Fox News]

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