German researchers at the University of Madgeburg-Stendal have developed a concept for a robot shaped like a pill millipede that could potentially detect and kill humans without being vulnerable to counter attack. Were the "OLE" a real robot, it would be able to scuttle around the city at speeds of around 6 to 12 MPH, using infrared and "biosensors" to detect humans. If it gets into trouble, it can curl up just like a real pill bug and be fully protected thanks to a ceramic-fibre compound shell that can withstand temperature of 1,300 Degrees Centigrade. According to the researchers, 30 of these OLEs could clear a nation as large as 2,700 square miles.
