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‘Software disaster’: Pentagon never even planned F-35’s gun to shoot until 2019
truther January 5, 2015 0The problem with the gun system of the Pentagon’s most advanced F-35 jet, which won’t be able to shoot until at least 2019, is just a part of the disaster of ridiculously over-complex software,
Read More »Robots to take over jobs in human service industry, increasing the percentage of unemployed Americans
truther April 4, 2013 5The so-called "service industry" - which includes restaurants, entertainment outlets, retail stores and hotels, among other businesses - has traditionally been one of the fastest-growing employment sectors in the country, even in a struggling
Read More »One Million Robots: Our Replacements Have Arrived
truther November 17, 2012 1In the ongoing debate as to whether robots will help or hurt the job market in the U.S. and overseas, some concrete answers are beginning to appear. Foxconn is a Chinese electronics manufacturer of mobile
Read More »Pentagon Wants Rescue Robots Built In Time For the Next “Natural Disaster”
truther November 2, 2012 1In the wake of Tropical Storm Sandy, the Pentagon has requested that a team of “rescue robots” be engineered in time for the next “natural disaster”. The DARPA Robotics Challenge is putting out the
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