Turning now to news on things that go "boom," CNET reported yesterday that the U.S. Army will begin deploying armed "Talon" robots on the battlefield as early as next year. The warrior robots, which have been undergoing field tests for more than a year now, can be equipped with either of two varieties of machine guns, or with a rocket launcher, and are designed to be operated by remote control.
Sadly for investors, the Talon is manufactured by a private company, Foster-Miller. But there's always hope that this battlebot will turn out to be a success and that one of the larger, and public, defense contractors will buy out its maker. General Dynamics
But for the time being, if you want to own a company that makes robots that can carry an arsenal of assorted weapons, you're going to have to be satisfied with Hasbro
Much like the body armor manufactured by Hidden Gems Watch List stock DHB Industries
Sure, other countries -- Japan, for instance -- excel at manufacturing little pacifist Honda
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