DARPA Seeking to Build (Friendly) Terminators

It was bound to happen sooner or later, Terminator robots will soon be among us.  Maybe these will be iRobot style with the three laws or flat out "stand them up and knock them down" cyborgs from the future attempting to kill the mother of the leader who defeated them.  The jury is still out but the fact remains, it will happen.

The government is looking for a few good robots. But never fear, this year's DARPA Robotics Challenge isn't a casting call for positronic killing machines—instead, teams are being asked to design robots capable of driving a vehicle, using power tools to bash through walls, and even replace a cooling pump, for a $2 million grand prize.

Up to $34 million in total will be eligible in contracts and funding, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said Tuesday.

The goal, DARPA said, is to produce a robot capable of assisting humans in dangerous or degraded environments, using unmodified tools designed for humans. 

I wonder if they will have rubber skin or go straight for human flesh?

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