Are they allowed to handle weapons or know jiu jitsu? Are you allowed to take them to the grocery store with you? Will it be a status symbol to have one carry you around town? Maybe they need to be home use only; also not military use.

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Robotics Company Explains Why Its Terminator-Style Robot Features Prominent Bazongas

"These things are mega creepy."

How is the satellite ending weapon coming along?

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Russia ‘will respond in kind’ to nuclear tests by any country: Lavrov

Moscow suggests that it will carry out its own nuclear tests if the US resumes testing under Donald Trump's orders.

Are there any lessons learned summarized here or also through this county's historical cultural knowledge base that could be applied to all other countries in the world?

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As the dams feeding Tehran run dry, Iran struggles with a dire water crisis

Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.

I was just perusing people dot com and noticed the marketing push to make Diwali a drinking holiday.

I would insist this excludes human speech and written text. Automating speech/text with machinery as a weapon might be a different category (as in it never turns off and/or cannot be muted).

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Israel parliament passes first reading of death penalty for ‘terrorism’ law

Critics say the bill would apply only to Palestinians who kill Jews, not the other way around.