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Companies iRobot and Taser International concluded the agreement about the collaboration, which foresees the joint development of the specialized robots, supplied shityu elektroshokovym weapon. It is assumed that on the modified version of robot iRobot PackBot Explorer, which is adapted by servicemen, it will be established the electrical pistol Taser X26. of the armed robots it is planned to use for the remote detention of the criminals and suspicious persons.
The presence of tazera on board the robot in this case will make it possible if necessary to the period to deprive that suspected of the possibility to move. The financial conditions of the transaction between iRobot and Taser International thus far are not revealed. It is necessary to note that, on statements Taser International, its elektroshokovye pistols are not fatal weapon. However, many experts are far from so assured out of danger of tazerov as their producer.
The fact is that the number of fatal cases, connected with the application of tazerov, is calculated by ten, if not hundred. During November 2004 the human rights organization Amnesty International even issued a call the law-enforcement agencies OF THE USA to end the use of elektroshokovykh pistols. After the conclusion of the agreement between iRobot and Taser International the disputes around the safety of tazerov can burn with the new force. Moreover, some experts, as reports Associated Press, already express the fears that sooner or later armed by elektroshokovym weapon robots can leave from under the control of man. In particular, John payk, leader of company GlobalSecurity, note that the agreement between iRobot and Taser International is one additional step on the way to the fact that the robots will begin themselves to solve, in whom to shoot, but in - no.
However, in company iRobot data of fear they consider devised, declaring that govern the armed machines will be the operator