The alleged cannibot's manufacturer strongly disputes the Fox News report, saying that the self-fueling bots only process plant matter like twigs, grass, and wood chips. They further state that, since desecration of the dead is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions, they would not consider that as a potential fuel source. Fox News for its part has now retracted the story liked above; the link now goes to a stub saying that the bots are strictly vegan and pointing to a corrected story.
Since they make no pretense of defending their original sensationalistic story, this appears to be a major mistake on the part of Fox News and on my part for uncritically accepting their story.
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