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MEAN STREETS MEDIA
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
US Marines Refuse to Undertake Missions with "Robotic Mules".
WASHINGTON - United States marines have refused to go on military missions with the famous "robotic mules," designed by a Google-owned company and Pentagon with the objective of carrying heavy material for the army
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The marines do not want to go to battlefields with the robotic mules - a four legged robot capable of carrying almost 200 kg (441 pounds) - as they make "too much noise," making them incompatible with military discretion, according to the magazine Military.com Tuesday.
The marines do not want to go to battlefields with the robotic mules - a four legged robot capable of carrying almost 200 kg (441 pounds) - as they make "too much noise," making them incompatible with military discretion, according to the magazine Military.com Tuesday.
"As Marines were using it, there was the challenge of seeing the potential possibility because of the limitations of the robot itself. They took it as it was: a loud robot that's going to give away their position," said Marines spokesperson Kyle Olson.
In 2012, the Pentagon announced having designed the robotic mule with a carrying capacity of up to 180 kg (397 pounds) and with an ability to recharge batteries of radios and electronic military devices.
The robotic mule LS3 had been tested in different types of terrain that can be encountered during combat and also in different weather conditions including snow and rain.
Three Cops Gunned Down by Fellow Officer at station
SAN JUAN – Three police, two of them women, were shot and killed Monday in Puerto Rico by a fellow officer during a heated argument at the Police Command in Ponce, a city on the south side of the Caribbean island.Police reported that Lieut. Luz Soto, Maj. Frank Roman and patrolwoman Rosario Hernandez were gunned down by Candelario Rivera, a fellow officer stationed at the Ponce Police Command, in circumstances still under investigation.
The building where the Ponce Police Command is located was evacuated for security reasons after Rivera said he had planted an explosive device inside.
Explosive Division agents carried out an inspection of the building and of Rivera’s car.
Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla visited the scene to find out in person what had happened.
Rivera, who was presumably on sick leave, was arrested immediately after the shooting and his two guns were seized.
The cop in custody was taken to the Ponce Drugs Division before being admitted to a nearby hospital.
Mexico- Baby boy found in plastic bag at park.
MEXICO CITY – Federal District security forces have rescued a baby found abandoned in a Mexico City park, authorities said Monday.
The incident occurred in the Capulin suburb in the borough of Miguel Hidalgo at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, when upon arriving at the park, the patrolmen heard a baby’s crying that came from somewhere in the gardens,” the municipal government said in a communique.
As they looked for where the infant’s cries were coming from, they found a green plastic bag on the grass.
Upon opening it they found inside a baby boy who had been born approximately 15 days before. They wrapped him up to keep him warm and called for emergency services.
Paramedics took the newborn to Tacubaya Children’s Hospital for a general checkup.
As they looked for where the infant’s cries were coming from, they found a green plastic bag on the grass.
Upon opening it they found inside a baby boy who had been born approximately 15 days before. They wrapped him up to keep him warm and called for emergency services.
Paramedics took the newborn to Tacubaya Children’s Hospital for a general checkup.
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