tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273921.post7687529829041200897..comments2024-02-13T02:04:31.705-08:00Comments on Robot Gossip: War Machine Protest in Pittsburgh UpdateProspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789791369325078777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273921.post-86380205678118248692007-03-12T18:53:00.000-07:002007-03-12T18:53:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this. These people have every r...Thanks for posting this. <BR/><BR/>These people have every right to express their opinion with non-violent protest.<BR/><BR/>The PVC thing is ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>It's easy to say that a research institute "does other stuff" besides military research, but how many researchers are at all critical about what they're working on? <BR/><BR/>In my experience, none are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273921.post-78646344623204734892007-03-05T10:18:00.000-08:002007-03-05T10:18:00.000-08:00I can't agree more with the post. While in my own ...I can't agree more with the post. While in my own <A HREF="http://sanssapiens.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">blog</A> I try to spin a humorous slant on the engineering of robotics for killing people, it's potentially a very real problem in a time of war when everyone wants faster results with less thought about the consequences for the long term. Most people just think that killer robots are a sci-fi fantasy. I'm glad that both the NREC exists and that there are people willing to keep them accountable for what they do.Screaming Harry Armadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941297916663664324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273921.post-38332001835589074722007-03-03T13:25:00.000-08:002007-03-03T13:25:00.000-08:00This just seems silly and misguided. I visited NRE...This just seems silly and misguided. I visited NREC on one occasion and the stuff done there is certainly not exclusively military. Much of it is related to automating agricultural machinery and space exploration.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure the protestors will be pleased to know that they may be interrupting development of technology which will be very useful in developing countries.Bob Mottramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508972554031337434noreply@blogger.com