Video: Robotic Cannon Fires 1000 Metal Pellets Per Minute

The Beatty Family build robots. Armoured robots with targeting rotating cannons. Armoured robots that can detect foes using eight ultra-sonic sensors and fire 1000 plastic or metal pellets per minute.

The Beatty Family rocks. [Beatty Robotics via PC World]

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    EckyThump

    Friday, September 23, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Looks like the humble night security guard is about to become redundant! #]

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      TedJ

      Friday, September 23, 2011 at 11:14 AM

      They said the same thing about police when they introduced the ED-209… we all know how that turned out.

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    Magnetic motors

    Friday, September 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Pretty sweet, probably be easier just to mount an airsoft gearbox onto an existing R/C tank of something cool like that.

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    Antonia

    Friday, September 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    You know, one has to wonder about the morality of these sorts of defense/security machines. Will you blame the 12 year old for getting seriously hurt for climbing a fence to retrieve a ball?

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      CecilB

      Friday, September 23, 2011 at 2:49 PM

      Of course I will!! Damn kids gotta stay off my lawn!

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      red t-rex

      Friday, September 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM

      Target practice!

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    Paul

    Friday, September 23, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    I’ll take it. Name your price Beatty.

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