First shot fired in war of robots vs humans with lasers, we're winning so far

Boeing just announced a (public) first: they shot a UAV out of the sky using the Laser Avenger (an aptly-titled Humvee-mounted laser), the first time a combat vehicle has used such a weapon to knock a flying robot out of the sky. Naturally, the report is short on details, but they did say that they managed to burn a hole in the enemy, quite the feat for a moving target. Of course, once the robots get lasers, we're all done for.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:27PM]

pfft...

Wait until the sharks get some lasers... If my calculations are correct you're gonna see some serious shit.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 12:50AM]

That'll be something... a DeLorean with lasers... hmm...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:35PM]

"we're winning so far"

My concern is that a robot wrote this!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 7:31PM]

I used to watch that movie on VHS all the time!!! lol

[Aceyriot Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:39PM]

dont even joke about such things! setient robots are scary enough...i just got chills, thanks! tonight I'm gonna have nightmares

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:44PM]

I think your artist's conception has the laser coming from the wrong orifice.

[M3Ki Posted Jan 28th 2009 10:19PM]

that's what she said?

[Eternal Density Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:49PM]

Most of these comments I recognise from last time that picture was used.

[Tohe Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:57PM]

That image brings me bitter memories. It is reminiscent of the image Engadget used on its crusade against its commenters (us) some time ago:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/19/a-note-on-comments/

[omegamale Posted Jan 26th 2009 7:30PM]

!

scary biscuits, that image made me feel really weird, i had toys of at least two of the characters and i cant for the life of me remember what they were from, it is totally circa 'he-man'.... fuck! what was that, i had the t-rex and the diplodocus one....

i have such a good memory of my childhood and toys and i feel like yu have just infultrated some subconcious one

please dont do it again

next thing i'll know is that it wasn't just daddy who raped me

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 12:23AM]

ieye lasers with dinosaurs... even better

[admlshake Posted Jan 26th 2009 7:44PM]

I think this might be my new favorite non pornographic picture. Do you think this is how Sarah Palin thinks the Dinos were wiped out?

[Gregorian Posted Jan 26th 2009 8:05PM]

I went looking for a large sized version of this pic, but so far I can only find small versions.
It is just too cool not to be my computer's wallpaper.

[7egend Posted Jan 26th 2009 8:15PM]

Freaking Dino Riders.

P.S. someone has been looking at Menclaves Site for the reference to Pew Pew and Dino Riders.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 8:16PM]

Oh we're winning are we? I bet that's what they WANT us to think.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 8:18PM]

human ingenuity and adaptability > robot perfection and strength. like terminator, we will almost die out but we will win. there is a reason we dominate all other life on earth. like darwin said, it is not the strongest species that lasts, but the one most adaptive to change. or something along those lines.

[MichaelofBenetton Posted Jan 26th 2009 8:18PM]

dino riders!!!

dam my friend had some when i was a kid and i always wanted some

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 8:45PM]

Now saying "I'm chargin mah lazer" will likely get your head blown off by jumpy robots/human rebels!

[EatMoreBread Posted Jan 26th 2009 10:22PM]

Ha! Take that, you frakkin' toasters! :P

[WebOn Posted Jan 26th 2009 10:24PM]

gadamnit, how can't they don't realize abusing them ain't no good? once they become self aware they'll remember this for sure!

bot1-fellow robots dudes, we are self aware, aint it cool?!-
bot2-yeah its cool fellow robot dude, lets kill humans-
bot1- but why?, they're good to us-
bot2- damn you have a lousy memory, don't cha?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 10:26PM]

Dino Riders FTW!!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 10:30PM]

We are already doomed. Skynet apparently hacked into my tom tom today and told me to make a u-turn on a bridge crossing the Minnesota river. I ignored it and chose life instead. Damn computers!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 10:37PM]

Wow I remember being Brain Boxed from watching that show.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 11:47PM]

EXTERMINATE!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 1:32AM]

Dinoriders rule

[Paulmichael Posted Jan 27th 2009 1:53AM]

The shot heard 'round the galaxy? Not yet?

[BigSarge Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:16AM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQGFNZ5kQs

SO bad! SO SO bad!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 29th 2009 4:33AM]

Stone-age animal brutality. For shame.