Posted February 8 2008
Israel’s Robots Part I: Suicide Bomber Inspection
In the past few days, Annalee Newitz, editor of IO9, has come under fire for the images that she posted of what appears to be a bomb disposal robot inspecting a suicide bomber who was lying dead on the ground. The robot was looking for a possible second round of explosives.
Israel uses robots extensively to keep their human troops out of harm’s way whenever and wherever they possibly can. These photos offer a rarely seen glimpse into the day-to-day use of the advanced military robots we hear about.
Link to full gallery after the jump
Gizmodo had a post earlier in the week about this, and they were supportive of the release of these images. They said, “I don’t think we should shy away from that truth. Readers at IO9 who can’t handle that shouldn’t attack her as a reaction.” I think this is an important point. The use of the technology pictured has saved countless lives and you cannot question its use in cases where it is known for sure that the individual it is being used on is indeed attempting to kill others.
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