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Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies, A Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on a steam-powered robot that would fuel itself by gobbling up whatever organic material it can find -- grass, wood, old furniture, even dead bodies.

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    Mutainia5 months, 2 weeks ago

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    I wonder if they will be carrying a shakers of salt and pepper with them.

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    Mmmm, unexplained soylent green...

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