Real life combat is becoming more like Video games!

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:16 am

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517481,00.html

The U.S. Army is testing the Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System (ARSS) — a remote-controlled unmanned Vigilante robot helicopter equipped with a high-velocity sniper rifle

Starmage21 · Post by **Starmage21** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:54 pm

very awesome. Imagine some kid beyond that thing.

BOOM HEADSHOT!

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm

Ya, the Army is developing this CRSS system (read it in PopSci) that integrates a lot of equipment and communications. Some of it is remote control and they use controllers based on the XBox design. I would expect video game experience to pay off well.

Starmage21 · Post by **Starmage21** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:28 am

they need to get off the controller scheme from consoles though. Its horrible for the FPS style play theyre going for with the control of these drones. A keyboard and mouse is much more precise medium.

TimberWolf · Post by **TimberWolf** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:21 pm

They need to finish developing an interface between the human mind and a computer. That way all you need to do is plug in and think.

Or develop and build the machines used in the cartoon show Exosquad. If they did that I would sign up for service in an instant.

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:17 pm

Starmage21 wrote:they need to get off the controller scheme from consoles though. Its horrible for the FPS style play theyre going for with the control of these drones. A keyboard and mouse is much more precise medium.

Well, for a game that works. The problem is that with a real device, you have inertia and the thing doesn't start/stop on a dime like your mouse does. The console controller is much closer to how the device is actually built and behaves. "Device" could be sniper-copter or room-clearing robot or whatever.