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Monday, July 15, 2013

Northrop-Grumman X-47B Gets First Carrier Traps

Computers are taking away one crowning achievement after another from actual humans.  Not long ago a computer gave the world's best chessmasters some lessons on the game.  Now bragging rights for snagging the wire on-board ship are moving over to a computer-controlled drone.  What's next?

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-navy-drone-x47b-20130709,0,6990478.story

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