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Elbit Systems Ltd. made this VIPeR portable attack robot the size of a small TV. It can be armed with pistol and grenades, bomb-sniffing and bomb disposal equipment, and in a perfect world, can probably be sent across the lawn to steal the neighbor’s kid’s Barbie and Ken dolls — which it can surely do with impunity.

“According to Elbit, which has close links with the Defence Ministry, Israel plans to deploy the VIPeR among its infantry units after field tests. The robot could also be of interest to foreign police units or US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

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