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Comment by fireguy on July 21, 2010 at 9:16pm

Biomass-Eating Military Robot Is a Vegetarian, Company Says (Yeah Right, Fireguy says)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533382,00.html

A steam-powered, biomass-eating military robot being designed for the Pentagon is a vegetarian, its maker says.

Robotic Technology Inc.'s Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot — that's right, "EATR" — "can find, ingest, and extract energy from biomass in the environment (and other organically-based energy sources), as well as use conventional and alternative fuels (such as gasoline, heavy fuel, kerosene, diesel, propane, coal, cooking oil, and solar) when suitable," reads the company's Web site.

But, contrary to reports, including one that appeared on FOXNews.com, the EATR will not eat animal or human remains.

Dr. Bob Finkelstein, president of RTI and a cybernetics expert, said the EATR would be programmed to recognize specific fuel sources and avoid others.

“If it’s not on the menu, it’s not going to eat it,” Finkelstein said.

“There are certain signatures from different kinds of materials” that would distinguish vegetative biomass from other material."

RTI said Thursday in a press release:

Comment by Tara on July 21, 2010 at 8:25pm

We have been batteries now for some time. If we the slaves weren't running most of the machines, whether they be for war, manufacturing, production, computers and all other technologies, the machines would not keep on a ticking because it takes bodies and minds to keep them well oiled and tuned up. Without us, the machines would cease to exist.

So.....in a sense, we are batteries for the machine, are we not?