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Friday, April 17, 2009
Weapons

This Robot Helicopter Snipes Better Than You With an Xbox 360 Controller…In Real Life

11:00AM Matt Buchanan | When war is a videogame, it’s much easier to pull the trigger: Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System is a robot helicopter with a .338-calibre rifle controlled by the user with an Xbox 360 controller. [Popular Mechanics] More »
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Weapons

The Pentagon’s EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away

3:30PM Dan Nosowitz | The EXACTO (EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance) rifle will conceivably be able to fire accurately at far longer distances than are possible now by combating weather with self-guiding bullets. Yes, you read that right. More »
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Gadgets

Ultra-Powerful Sniper TV-B-Gone Rifle with LED Aim

2:22PM Jesus Diaz | TV-B-Gone + 30 infrared LEDs + mineral crystal lens + blue LED laser-like precision aim + PVC tubes + black paint = Judgement Day. And this time it’s personal, punks. [hacked gadgets] More »
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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Badass Sniper Cleanly Shoots the Gun Out of a Crazy Man’s Hand

4:00AM Adam Frucci | While guns may be being attached to robots, precision shots are still left to well-trained human sharpshooters. Check this oldie-but-still-goodie out: cops were trying to keep a guy was sitting in a lawn chair in the middle of the road from shooting himself. He wasn’t responding to their demands, so they called in a sharpshooter who shot the gun out of his hand. Without hurting him. Sorry robots, but not even your cold, metal precision could pull off a move like that. [Spulch] More »
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