If infantry robot #2245 was human, it might have been concerned about the sound of helicopter rotors in the distance. If it was psychic, it might even have sensed that the helicopter contained twelve soldiers that had been sent to kill it.

Instead, IR-1 #2245 simply fed the data from its soundwave receptors down to the VIA NanoBook in its interface silo.

The sound-recognition software in the NanoBook analyzed the data as the sound of an enemy Puma helicopter that was moving away from the robot's position - but at the same time moving in a direction that would intersect the route of IR-1 #2245 and the other three robots in its attack group.

The NanoBook accessed the latest mission protocol that had been inserted in its four-in-one card reader in the form of a flash memory stick. The mission protocol directed that the threat of enemy ambush was high while the robots were moving in small groups toward their assembly points. For this reason, all data on enemy helicopter movement had to be relayed to headquarters via satellite.

The VIA NanoBook activated its Realtek networking controller and Azure Wave Wireless LAN. When the NanoBook found that there was no WLAN signal available, it activated the robot's satellite modem, which was connected to the NanoBook via the computer's Ethernet port.

IR-1 #2245 activated its NanoBook's Bluetooth to "whisper" to the other three robots. All four stopped in unison ...

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As the communications unit of the group, IR-1 #2245 was equipped with an additional pod above its rear bullet silo that housed its satellite modem and collapsible satellite dish. The robot turned its back toward the south, where its communication satellite hung in the sky. It hung its head forward, as if in prayer. The pod slid open and the robot's satellite dish unfolded like a steel foil flower.

"Whispering" via Bluetooth, the other three robots broke their diamond formation and took defensive position around #2245. Each one brought its two belt-fed AK-47 forearms into firing position and started to scan the surrounding tree lines for movement. Their CPUs were linked via their NanoBooks' Bluetooth, exchanging every piece of data instantly and securely. If an enemy was spotted, all three robots could turn simultaneously to fire at it.

Robot #2245 beamed a signal toward its control satellite and the web browser of its NanoBook found the secure website of its Command and Control Center. The robot’s memory provided the access codes and the NanoBook started to upload the recorded sound and GPS data. The robot had to wait for a reply. At its headquarters, The Hegemony’s command structure analyzed the data and beamed its answer back as coded data to the satellite. The satellite bounced the data back toward the robot’s dish, from where the data flowed into the NanoBook.

Headquarters had decided that #2245’s attack group was to proceed on its planned course. Other attack groups would be diverted to shadow them. That was all.

IR-1 #2245 retracted its satellite dish. It whispered an order via Bluetooth and – with a whine of servos and a clanking of metal – the other three robots resumed their marching positions to form a diamond formation, of which #2245 was the rear point. The robot in front kept its visual receptors pointed forward, but the one on the left turned its head 45 degrees toward the left while the one on the right turned its head 45 degrees to the right. By linking via Bluetooth, the four robots now shared a field of vision of 135 degrees.

The robots locked step and started to march.

If they were human, they would probably have resented their commanders for using them as bait.

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Monday, 30 July 2007

Is This Shit Real?

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Monday, 30 July 2007

Yes, it's based on secret files found in Fidel Castro's closet. This stuff really happened!

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Monday, 30 July 2007

:grin way over the top

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Monday, 11 February 2008

lol
:)