For Sale: Robot Warriors

Wired:

iRobot’s 710 Warrior, which rides on caterpillar tracks that are able to navigate rough terrain or even climb stairs, has been in the making for several years now. Preliminary versions of the mega-bot were even sent to the ravaged Fukushima power plant last year, where they helped explore potentially compromised buildings after Japan’s natural disaster and subsequent nuclear accident.
And now, according to a report from Technology Review, the 710 Warrior is ready for mass production.

Next stop, natural disasters? Maybe, but the Warrior was also designed — with millions in Pentagon funding — to hit the warzone. Weighing in at a hefty 450 pounds and standing over half-a-meter tall, the robot is designed “for versatility,” according to Tim Trainer, iRobot’s vice-president of operations for government and defense robots. Like towing automobiles. Or using its giant arm to shatter a window. The ‘bot’s even proven adept at launching rockets.

So now stairs won't keep me safe from robots.  What will?