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BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- The commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's Force 47 told reporters in Bogota Monday -- a day after surrendering -- that "the solution is not through war. There must be dialogue."

Nelly Avila Moreno, center, alias Karina, is escorted by soldiers after surrendering.

Nelly Avila Moreno, 45, whose nom de guerre was Karina, said she and her longtime male companion made the decision jointly to abandon the FARC group, based in the jungle, at 5 a.m. Sunday.

She said pressure from Colombian soldiers had been key to their decision, and she called on her fellow rebels to follow her example.

"I invite them to change the sensibility that is among the guerrillas," she said, seated by her companion, who said nothing during the news conference.

She also had a message for the Colombian people: "It is important to do something for peace in Colombia, and that need to do something is precisely one of my motivations."

After 24 years with the FARC, Karina said she wants to reintegrate with society. "At this moment, what I am thinking about is reuniting with my family and with all of society," she said.

Karina said she had had no contact with the group's leaders for the past two years. During that time, she said, "I was trying to stay alive."

She said she knows nothing about the group's leaders, because "everything in the FARC is very compartmentalized."

Still, she did hear through the news media about the killing by another member of FARC of Ivan Rios, a member of the group's central high command. "We suffered a very strong blow," she said.

She acknowledged that news led her to worry about the possibility that one of her fellow guerrillas might consider doing the same thing to her.

"A person has a lot of combatants alongside, but you don't know what each one is thinking," she said.

Asked about news reports of guerrilla operations she may have participated in, Karina admitted to nothing. "They accuse me of a lot of things I wasn't part of," she said.

But Miguel Antonio Paez told CNN en Espanol that he remembers well the woman who, with a band of guerrillas, stopped the bus he was on in 2004 in northwest Colombia, ordered him and the other passengers off and the bus be burned.

"The commander of that guerrilla group -- a dark-haired woman, tall, with one eye missing -- called herself Karina," he said.

"She ordered me tied up. Here, I have the marks from the wires, and there, while I was tied up, she lopped off my penis and testicles and I remained castrated for all my life."

Asked specifically about the killing of the father of President Alvaro Uribe in 1983, she said she did not know who carried out the act, and added, "I don't have my hands stained in that deed."

She said that with her surrender have come new fears about possible retribution from FARC loyalists, who consider her a traitor.

Wearing a red sweatshirt and what appeared to be a diamond earring in her left ear, she said she once believed the FARC would rule Colombia. "I once dreamed of that," she said.

Gen. Mario Montoya, chief of the army, said two Colombian air force helicopters were sent Sunday to pick up Karina and her companion, who had given authorities their general location.

"With this, we have given a confounding strike to the FARC structure," particularly to Front 47, which at this point is practically dismantled," he said.

Since the killing of Rios, 45 members of the group have laid down their arms and accepted a government plan for reinstallation into society, he said.

"We want to send a message to all members of FARC who persist in the mountains," he said. "To tell them, what Karina has done is the road all the members of FARC should go down. If they don't, we are going to continue combating them. Today, more than ever, I invite them to lay down their arms, take the plan. We don't want them dead. We want them alive."

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(CNN) -- Don't believe the hype.

Billy Crudup plays Dr. Manhattan in "Watchmen," the film version of the popular graphic novel.

"Visionary" director Zack Snyder, as the marketing would have it, has filmed Alan Moore's "unfilmable" graphic novel by treating the comic book panels as his storyboard and his Bible.

Doesn't it bother anyone that this is about as far from the definition of "visionary" as it's possible to get?

The visionary sees what others do not see. Snyder -- whose previous films were a remake ("Dawn of the Dead") and another scrupulously faithful comic book adaptation ("300") -- is more in the line of a fancy photocopier, duplicating other artists' imagery with a forger's intensity.

A visionary transforms the world. Snyder slavishly transcribes what's set down 5 inches in front of his face.

Alan Moore, who has refused to have his name on the movie (ditto its Moore-based predecessors, "V for Vendetta" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") and who has declined all reimbursement to protest the entertainment industry's fundamental lack of respect for intellectual property, counts as a bona fide visionary.

His 1986 comic book is a landmark in the history of the form, a masterpiece of pop cultural angst, filtering Cold War nihilism and disillusionment through the inspired pulp idiom of mundane masked crimefighters and one genuine, possibly radioactive, superhero.

In Moore's alternative 1985, Nixon is still president, the U.S. having won in Vietnam. The Soviets are effectively neutered by America's not-so-secret weapon, Dr. Manhattan, a kind of quantum ghost in the machine capable of reconstituting matter (and nuclear warheads) at will.  Watch the stars at the premiere Â»

Moore's meta-comic switched back and forth in time with the same facility as Dr. Manhattan morphed between New Jersey and Mars, cutting between a doomsday conspiracy threatening to engulf the Earth and flashbacks relating the biographies of half-a-dozen "watchmen," a generation of intrepid masked avengers forced to hang up their capes and Spandex when public opinion turned on them in the late 1970s. (It's easy to discern the book's influence on subsequent films "The Incredibles" and "Mystery Men.")

With its parallel stories and virtuoso zooming and panning visual tropes, Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' "Watchmen" always felt cinematic. You could sense Martin Scorsese and "Taxi Driver's" Travis Bickle in Moore's squalid New York and vigilante anti-hero Rorschach, but proposed movies by Terry Gilliam and Paul Greengrass failed to materialize, foundering on the comic book's sophisticated narrative chicanery.

The solution proposed by Snyder and screenwriters David Hayter and Alex Tse is simply to ignore the problem and stick to the text. In fairness, this strategy has proved wildly popular in adaptations of the "Harry Potter" books, for instance, "Twilight" and "300." The fans seem to demand it -- just as there is now a common assumption that a longer, unexpurgated DVD edition is inherently superior to the shorter, tighter theatrical version.

"Watchmen" the movie provides ample evidence that more is more, but less might have been closer to Moore in spirit (that is, anarchic, witty and compelling). Clocking in at an exhausting 163 minutes even without some of the book's various subplots, the film forfeits momentum and suspense for a jerky succession of expository dialogue scenes, interspersed with occasional flashes of grotesque ultra-violence. It's all invariably filmed in Snyder's spasmodic, stop-go trademark style and accompanied by a jukebox score that ranges from Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen to Nena's "99 Luftballoons."

On the few occasions where the filmmakers do exercise their imaginations -- in a credit montage relating the glory days of the crimefighters Weegee-style, and in a neat improvement on Moore's climax -- the results are actually ingenious and sharp. iReport.com: Fan underwhelmed by "Watchmen"

But too many key scenes ring hollow, undermined by flat staging and tone-deaf treatment. One of them is the ridiculous moment when Dr. Manhattan's faith in humanity is restored by the revelation of ...

Well, see it for yourself, and then compare with the infinitely more nuanced passage in the graphic novel.

The considerable limitations of Swedish-Canadian actress Malin Akerman are cruelly exposed as Laurie, aka Silk Spectre II, and if Matthew Goode (playing Adrian Veidt) is the smartest man in the world, then we're really in trouble.

Jackie Earle Haley and his "Little Children" co-star Patrick Wilson fare better as, respectively, the angry reactionary Rorschach and mildly conflicted Dan Dreiberg, while it's hard to take your eyes off Billy Crudup's naked blue avatar, Dr. Manhattan -- for various reasons.

I guess an honest reproduction of a great comic book is better than the trivialization that often passes for adaptation, and in this case the material is so ingrained with audacious ideas the movie can't be counted a complete cop-out. But if it was really going to honor the original, "Watchmen" had to put the fear of God in us, to rekindle that prospect of imminent nuclear annihilation that haunted the Cold War world. And it had to remind us these rather sorry comic book characters were, as Moore insisted, more human than super. iReport.com: "Watchmen" very good, but not for kids

Snyder flunks that test. Yes it will hit the box office like a tidal wave, but ultimately the numb, enervating "Watchmen" is living on borrowed time. No smiley face here.

"Watchmen" runs 162 minutes and is rated R. For Entertainment Weekly's take, click here.

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UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Drawing on 2006 remarks in which he compared former U.S. President George Bush to the devil, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaking at the United Nations Thursday, said, "It doesn't smell like sulfur anymore."

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke highly of President Obama at the United Nations on Thursday.

In a rambling speech at the U.N. General Assembly, Chavez spoke highly of current President Obama, saying he is an "intelligent man" and comparing him to President John F. Kennedy.

"I hope God will protect Obama from the bullets that killed Kennedy," he said. "I hope Obama will be able to look and see, genuinely see, what has to be seen and bring about a change."

Three years ago, Chavez spoke at the gathering the day after Bush spoke, and said the lectern "still smells of sulfur."

But on Thursday he looked around the podium and said, "It doesn't smell of sulfur. It's gone. No, it smells of something else. It smells of hope."

He did, however, criticize some U.S. policies, questioning whether there are "two Obamas."  Watch Chavez speak at the U.N. General Assembly Â»

Chavez accused the Pentagon of being behind the ousting of Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya in a military-backed coup in June. "American soldiers knew about the coup and supported it," he said. "Hence the contradiction that Obama has to face. Are there two Obamas? Obama spoke here yesterday. Does he have a double? ... Let's hope the one we heard yesterday will prevail. Let us hope. That's what the world needs."

The United States and Brazil have said they support dialogue between Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti, centered on the San Jose Accord brought about through the mediation of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and the Organization of American States mission. That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to office.

"The U.S. government, and this is strange, has not recognized the fact that a military coup d'etat has occurred," Chavez said. "There is some friction between the State Department and the Pentagon."

He said the coup was engineered by the Honduran bourgeoisie, "four or five wealthy, powerful families."

Chavez also called for the United States to lift what he called the "savage, murderous blockade" on Cuba, and was critical of plans to open U.S. military bases in Colombia, saying what the nation needs instead is aid to lift itself out of its civil war.

In addition, Chavez criticized capitalism and extolled the virtues of socialism, saying it is "the road to salvation for this planet."

He spoke for almost exactly an hour, less than the hour and 36 minutes Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi used on Wednesday. The Venezuelan president joked that he would not speak as long as Gadhafi, but said he planned to speak as long as Obama.

Asked to expand on his "two Obamas" comment at a news conference after his speech, Chavez said, "I think that one of the serious failures of the United States has been that, for a long time, it has underestimated and undervalued Latin America and the Caribbean. ... I hope that Obama turns around the vision of the White House and the Department of State of Latin America. They cannot continue to mistreat us."

He said one Obama spoke about peace in addressing the General Assembly, yet has seven U.S. military bases in Colombia. "There's a double somewhere," he said.

Asked by a reporter about the closures of television stations in Venezuela, Chavez said it was "a big lie" and asked her to provide an example. She asked about RCT, or Radio Caracas Television. Chavez told her the station broadcasts every day, but that a contract, or concession, had expired for its "open signal" and was not renewed.

"Never in Venezuela do we have as much freedom of expression as we do now," he said.

But, he asked, "What would happen here in the United States if CNN and other stations supported a coup? Not only would they be shut down, but their owners would have been taken to the electric chair."

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(CNN) -- While several high-profile actors and directors have rallied around Roman Polanski, not everyone in Hollywood believes he should be freed and forgiven.

The case surrounding the arrest of director Roman Polanski has both supporters and critics.

In the face of a  petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support.

"I can't believe that Hollywood has separated itself so completely from American morality," said Paul Petersen, a former child actor and president of A Minor Consideration, which advocates on behalf of young performers. "It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America."

Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced.

In the years since, the director known for "Chinatown" and "Rosemary's Baby" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival.

In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, "Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom."

Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment.

Supporters make note of his age, the years that have passed, his talent and the victim's own assertion that pursuing the case opens fresh wounds for her as reasons the director should be left alone.

But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime.

"I don't think a lot of people take the sexual assault of children very seriously at all, and it's something we battle everyday," said Grier Weeks, executive director of Protect, a national organization to protect children.

"We say at Protect that we are the most bipartisan group in America because we've got everyone from Hollywood liberals like Alison Arngrim [Nellie Oleson] from 'Little House on the Prairie' to extremely conservative people. ... But I will say with the notable exception of a few people from Hollywood, we get blank stares from some of that crowd."

Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's "The View," in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for "rape-rape," as what he views as a pervasive attitude.

"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway," Weeks said. "This is just the attitude, that children are property and crimes against them are not real crimes."  Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters Â»

Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished.

On Twitter, she tweeted, "Whew... long day at 'The View'... two shows today... hot debate over the Statutory Rapist Polanski. 45-year-old man plies a 13-yr-old w/drugs & Liquor and anally & orally penetrates her w/o her consent is a RAPIST. We hunt down 75-year-old Nazis. We must protect our children."

Actress Kirstie Alley wrote on Twitter "JUST FOR THE RECORD....RAPE IS RAPE...this is one HOLLYWOOD STAR who does not CELEBRATE or DEFEND Roman Polanski..his ART did not RAPE her."

"The Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels said "If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer.

Despite that, Michaels said, "If somebody drugged and raped my 13-year-old I'd shoot them."  Watch stars discuss Polanski's arrest Â»

Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, said it is understandable that Geimer would want to move on given what has occurred.

"I think that it's deplorable that some celebrities, and I emphasis the word 'some,' are supporting rape, supporting the destruction of the life of a 13-year-old girl," O'Neill said. "You look at what happened to the victim in this case and how she was re-victimized over and over again. First by [Polanski] himself when he claimed it was consensual, then by his pals all powerful, wealthy celebrities who supported him, then by the media who characterized her as the little Lolita, the 13-year-old temptress."

Petersen, who played son Jeff Stone on "The Donna Reed Show," said he believes there are many in the industry who would like to speak up against the support Polanski has received.

"They are afraid of the Hollywood power structure that is tilted distinctly to the left and plays favorites," Petersen said.

Thomas J. Reese, S.J., a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University, wrote a piece for The Washington Post's "On Faith" column titled "Father Polanski Would Go to Jail."

Reese said Hollywood might learn a lesson from the scandals involving pedophiles and the Catholic Church.

"I think that perhaps there is a sense of entitlement that comes with being a celebrity and a star and part of that whole industry where people are always fawning over them and idolizing them," Reese said. "I think that kind of goes to your head and makes you think that you are special and above the law. The clergy used to think that at one time, inaccurately, and it's just not a healthy attitude."

On Wednesday, the BBC reported that the French government had dropped its public support for the release of Polanski stating that the director "is neither above nor beneath the law."

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ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Regrowing a fingertip cut off in an accident sounds like something from a futuristic movie. But with innovative technology developed by the U.S. Army, such regrowth is possible today.

This remotely controlled robot, called BEAR, could help remove injured soldiers from battlefields.

This research project and a hundred others were on display this month at the 26th Army Science Convention. Some the greatest minds in science from around the world gathered at the four-day conference to exchange ideas and showcase collaborative projects between the Army's research laboratories, universities and partner industries.

The main goal is to develop technology to make soldiers safer and more effective, said Thomas H. Killion, the Army's chief scientist.

The Army's regenerative medicine study combined properties from the intestinal lining and the urinary bladder to create a regenerative substance called Extracellular Matrix.

The cream-colored crystallized powder, called "magic dust," boosts the body's natural tendency to repair itself, said U.S. Army Biological Scientist Sgt. Glen Rossman. When the matrix is applied to a missing digit or limb, "the body thinks it's back in the womb," Rossman said.

One civilian participated in the regenerative-medicine study after cutting off the tip of his finger in a model plane's propeller. Researchers continually applied the matrix to the wound, and after four weeks, the body grew skin and tissue to replenish the damaged area.

The U.S. military branches have begun a consortium with private institutions to develop treatments for severely injured troops. With the help of grants, the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine is studying nerve and vein transplantation, treating burns without scarring and regeneration of tissue, skin and even bone.

Through both animal studies and civilian clinical trials, the institute is developing therapies for the large number of soldiers injured by improvised explosive devices and other explosives in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"We are working on trying to regenerate limbs, to repair limbs and to keep them from being amputated," institute Project Director Col. Bob Vandre said.

Army scientists also have developed an engineered skin substitute made in a laboratory from patients' own cells. A postage stamp-sized patch of skin could grow several times larger than the original sample. The engineered skin could then be placed over a wound or burn, protecting it from infection, and eventually cover large portions of the body that have been damaged.

"Our goal is to restore the function to our wounded warriors who have given so much in battle," Vandre said.

Armed Forces Institute scientists also say they also have developed a process to rebuild missing or damaged bone. A web-like tube of calcium-phosphate ceramic, called hydroxyapatite, acts as a biodegradable scaffold that is set in place of the missing bone, giving the body a platform on which to rebuild.

Scientists say the scaffold allows the body to regrow its own natural tissue, bone and veins so it can support itself. Because of the complexity of the process, researchers so far have regrown only 3 centimeters of bone in clinical trials on rats, but they hope to reach 5 centimeters in two years. With the regrown bone, scientists could avoid placing titanium or other medical devices in the body.

Of course, to apply this technology, the Army needs a way to safely remove injured soldiers from combat zones. Enter the Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot, or BEAR, a human-shaped machine with eyes, ears and arms for lifting heavy objects.

Built by Vecna Technologies in association with the Army, BEAR is still a prototype. But its potential is promising. BEAR is outfitted with lights, two cameras and infrared abilities, and it can travel up to 10 mph. The device also can lift 250 pounds while balancing on its toes.

Vecna robotic engineer Andrew Allen says BEAR can be remotely operated, reducing the chance of injuries to soldiers' human rescuers.

"BEAR can easily be replaced; it costs money and not lives," Allen said.

Robot technology has exploded in the past six years, said Army scientist John Parmentola. Robot prototypes of all kinds were on display at the conference, and about 10,000 military robots are expected to be deployed in the field in 2009.

Robots can be outfitted to accomplish various tasks. One can detect 38 different chemical or biological explosives from a distance of 3 to 5 meters. The robot could be used to scan car doors or truck lids for explosives or chemical residue.

Another, called Packbot, is deployed in Iraq for surveillance, reconnaissance and explosives removal. Packbot has been outfitted to react to voice commands, given remotely through an earpiece. Loud background noises do not distort the commands, because the system monitors the vibrations of the operator's jawbone.

Finally, some robots come with a retractable apparatus called a Zipper Mast or Situational Awareness Mast, which can be equipped with a camera or antenna and raised to peer over walls or send radio communications.

The smallest Zipper Mast is not much bigger than a coffee pot and can extend to a height of 8 feet. Designed by the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, the larger mast is affixed to tanks and can reach heights over 30 feet.

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text: tip

text: of

text: his

text: finger

text: in

text: a

text: model

text: plane

text: 's

text: propeller

text: Researchers

text: continually

text: applied

text: the

text: matrix

text: to

text: the

text: wound

text: and

text: after

text: four

text: weeks

text: the

text: body

text: grew

text: skin

text: and

text: tissue

text: to

text: replenish

text: the

text: damaged

text: area

text: The

text: U.S.

text: military

text: branches

text: have

text: begun

text: a

text: consortium

text: with

text: private

text: institutions

text: to

text: develop

text: treatments

text: for

text: severely

text: injured

text: troops

text: With

text: the

text: help

text: of

text: grants

text: the

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: Institute

text: of

text: Regenerative

text: Medicine

text: is

text: studying

text: nerve

text: and

text: vein

text: transplantation

text: treating

text: burns

text: without

text: scarring

text: and

text: regeneration

text: of

text: tissue

text: skin

text: and

text: even

text: bone

text: Through

text: both

text: animal

text: studies

text: and

text: civilian

text: clinical

text: trials

text: the

text: institute

text: is

text: developing

text: therapies

text: for

text: the

text: large

text: number

text: of

text: soldiers

text: injured

text: by

text: improvised

text: explosive

text: devices

text: and

text: other

text: explosives

text: in

text: Afghanistan

text: and

text: Iraq

text: We

text: are

text: working

text: on

text: trying

text: to

text: regenerate

text: limbs

text: to

text: repair

text: limbs

text: and

text: to

text: keep

text: them

text: from

text: being

text: amputated

text: institute

text: Project

text: Director

text: Col

text: Bob

text: Vandre

text: said

text: Army

text: scientists

text: also

text: have

text: developed

text: an

text: engineered

text: skin

text: substitute

text: made

text: in

text: a

text: laboratory

text: from

text: patients

text: own

text: cells

text: A

text: postage

text: stamp

text: sized

text: patch

text: of

text: skin

text: could

text: grow

text: several

text: times

text: larger

text: than

text: the

text: original

text: sample

text: The

text: engineered

text: skin

text: could

text: then

text: be

text: placed

text: over

text: a

text: wound

text: or

text: burn

text: protecting

text: it

text: from

text: infection

text: and

text: eventually

text: cover

text: large

text: portions

text: of

text: the

text: body

text: that

text: have

text: been

text: damaged

text: Our

text: goal

text: is

text: to

text: restore

text: the

text: function

text: to

text: our

text: wounded

text: warriors

text: who

text: have

text: given

text: so

text: much

text: in

text: battle

text: Vandre

text: said

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: Institute

text: scientists

text: also

text: say

text: they

text: also

text: have

text: developed

text: a

text: process

text: to

text: rebuild

text: missing

text: or

text: damaged

text: bone

text: A

text: web

text: like

text: tube

text: of

text: calcium

text: phosphate

text: ceramic

text: called

text: hydroxyapatite

text: acts

text: as

text: a

text: biodegradable

text: scaffold

text: that

text: is

text: set

text: in

text: place

text: of

text: the

text: missing

text: bone

text: giving

text: the

text: body

text: a

text: platform

text: on

text: which

text: to

text: rebuild

text: Scientists

text: say

text: the

text: scaffold

text: allows

text: the

text: body

text: to

text: regrow

text: its

text: own

text: natural

text: tissue

text: bone

text: and

text: veins

text: so

text: it

text: can

text: support

text: itself

text: Because

text: of

text: the

text: complexity

text: of

text: the

text: process

text: researchers

text: so

text: far

text: have

text: regrown

text: only

text: centimeters

text: of

text: bone

text: in

text: clinical

text: trials

text: on

text: rats

text: but

text: they

text: hope

text: to

text: reach

text: centimeters

text: in

text: two

text: years

text: With

text: the

text: regrown

text: bone

text: scientists

text: could

text: avoid

text: placing

text: titanium

text: or

text: other

text: medical

text: devices

text: in

text: the

text: body

text: Of

text: course

text: to

text: apply

text: this

text: technology

text: the

text: Army

text: needs

text: a

text: way

text: to

text: safely

text: remove

text: injured

text: soldiers

text: from

text: combat

text: zones

text: Enter

text: the

text: Battlefield

text: Extraction

text: Assist

text: Robot

text: or

text: BEAR

text: a

text: human

text: shaped

text: machine

text: with

text: eyes

text: ears

text: and

text: arms

text: for

text: lifting

text: heavy

text: objects

text: Built

text: by

text: Vecna

text: Technologies

text: in

text: association

text: with

text: the

text: Army

text: BEAR

text: is

text: still

text: a

text: prototype

text: But

text: its

text: potential

text: is

text: promising

text: BEAR

text: is

text: outfitted

text: with

text: lights

text: two

text: cameras

text: and

text: infrared

text: abilities

text: and

text: it

text: can

text: travel

text: up

text: to

text: mph

text: The

text: device

text: also

text: can

text: lift

text: pounds

text: while

text: balancing

text: on

text: its

text: toes

text: Vecna

text: robotic

text: engineer

text: Andrew

text: Allen

text: says

text: BEAR

text: can

text: be

text: remotely

text: operated

text: reducing

text: the

text: chance

text: of

text: injuries

text: to

text: soldiers

text: human

text: rescuers

text: BEAR

text: can

text: easily

text: be

text: replaced

text: it

text: costs

text: money

text: and

text: not

text: lives

text: Allen

text: said

text: Robot

text: technology

text: has

text: exploded

text: in

text: the

text: past

text: six

text: years

text: said

text: Army

text: scientist

text: John

text: Parmentola

text: Robot

text: prototypes

text: of

text: all

text: kinds

text: were

text: on

text: display

text: at

text: the

text: conference

text: and

text: about

text: military

text: robots

text: are

text: expected

text: to

text: be

text: deployed

text: in

text: the

text: field

text: in

text: Robots

text: can

text: be

text: outfitted

text: to

text: accomplish

text: various

text: tasks

text: One

text: can

text: detect

text: different

text: chemical

text: or

text: biological

text: explosives

text: from

text: a

text: distance

text: of

text: to

text: meters

text: The

text: robot

text: could

text: be

text: used

text: to

text: scan

text: car

text: doors

text: or

text: truck

text: lids

text: for

text: explosives

text: or

text: chemical

text: residue

text: Another

text: called

text: Packbot

text: is

text: deployed

text: in

text: Iraq

text: for

text: surveillance

text: reconnaissance

text: and

text: explosives

text: removal

text: Packbot

text: has

text: been

text: outfitted

text: to

text: react

text: to

text: voice

text: commands

text: given

text: remotely

text: through

text: an

text: earpiece

text: Loud

text: background

text: noises

text: do

text: not

text: distort

text: the

text: commands

text: because

text: the

text: system

text: monitors

text: the

text: vibrations

text: of

text: the

text: operator

text: 's

text: jawbone

text: Finally

text: some

text: robots

text: come

text: with

text: a

text: retractable

text: apparatus

text: called

text: a

text: Zipper

text: Mast

text: or

text: Situational

text: Awareness

text: Mast

text: which

text: can

text: be

text: equipped

text: with

text: a

text: camera

text: or

text: antenna

text: and

text: raised

text: to

text: peer

text: over

text: walls

text: or

text: send

text: radio

text: communications

text: The

text: smallest

text: Zipper

text: Mast

text: is

text: not

text: much

text: bigger

text: than

text: a

text: coffee

text: pot

text: and

text: can

text: extend

text: to

text: a

text: height

text: of

text: feet

text: Designed

text: by

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Army

text: 's

text: Tank

text: Automotive

text: Research

text: Development

text: and

text: Engineering

text: Center

text: the

text: larger

text: mast

text: is

text: affixed

text: to

text: tanks

text: and

text: can

text: reach

text: heights

text: over

text: feet

question: Remotely controlled robots could help with what task?

answer: remove injured soldiers from battlefields.

text: remove injured soldiers from battlefields.

question: Who gathered at the four-day conference in Florida?

answer: Some the greatest minds in science from around the world

text: Some the greatest minds in science from around the world

question: What can robots do?

answer: help remove injured soldiers from battlefields.

text: help remove injured soldiers from battlefields.

question: What is on display?

answer: This remotely controlled robot, called BEAR,

text: This remotely controlled robot, called BEAR,