"The .308 semi-automatic rifle is mounted on a motorised carbon-fibre tripod and loaded with electronics. The operator, safely snuggled up in an armoured vehicle gets a view of the target down the telescopic sight and twiddles a joystick to control the gun. British inventor Graham Hawkes (designer of the Deep Flight II submersible robot submarine) says he got bored with hitting fixed bullseyes, so he switched to moving targets racing away at up to 50km/h. The gun, called TRAP (Telepresent Rapid Aiming Platform) costs £30,000 a pop and was developed by Hawkes' US base with help from SWAT team marksmen. It is expected to be used by US police forces"