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Military robots bringing civilian jobs to region.

Article from: Crain's Detroit Business Article date: August 18, 2008 Author: Halcom, Chad

Byline: Chad Halcom

In areas of combat, military officials said they have an easy mnemonic for the set of duties they generally assign to robots: "dull, dirty or dangerous.''

In Southeast Michigan, robots may soon serve a fourth function: development.

Robotic ground-vehicle projects will be responsible for at least 109 new local jobs in Southeast Michigan by next year and perhaps more than double that by the middle of the next decade, according to defense contractors and military officers at two robotics conferences ...

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