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Gao pulled the device frohts came up and the situation beloas illuminated A dozen , others out in the open A hue situation,” Han said “Eight terrorists, seven hostages”

The front door to the building was s ra fire from several of the armed terrorist

“Live ammo?” Kurt said

“Of course,” Han said “Li anyone”

“What about your employee down there?” Kurt asked “How do the machines know not to shoot him?”

“He’s wearing an identifier around his neck,” Han said “It tells the robots not to shoot him Similar tools can be used on joint human and robotic assaults Use of robotics will reduce friendly fire deaths by ninety-five percent”

“Impressive,” Kurt said

Down below, otherras and they claeted and silenced the first wave of terrorists and pushed deeper into the building

“They find their targets using a combination of heat sensors, sound waves and cameras,” Han said “They communicate with one another as well What one of them knows, all of them know”

The advancing h the walls of the next rooht ended moments later

“And, just like that,” Han said, “the terrorists are dead and the hostages are rescued Not one of them has been hit”

Kurt was impressed “How do the es?”

“We call it a discrinition patterns confornition program that allows the processor to deteruns and which aren’t”

“Ingenious”

“And the ones that are daed can be repaired or replaced No one has to cry over a ruined machine”