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Can battlefield robots take the place of soldiers?

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Amnesia10

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Can battlefield robots take the place of soldiers?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/8495946.stm

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Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:26 am

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Re: Can battlefield robots take the place of soldiers?

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/201 ... darpa.aspx

Things like this are definitely a step forward.

Either for reducing soldier fatigue or as a kit delivery system. Pack up 400lbs of kit onto this thing and send it on it's way to the squad of guys waiting for it a few miles away.

No risk of anyone being killed en route that way.

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Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:13 am

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Re: Can battlefield robots take the place of soldiers?


	Amnesia10 wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/8495946.stm Sky Net is on its way!

One of the best BBC articles I've seen in a long time, cheers


	Quote: Take the automated counter-artillery system deployed in Afghanistan. "The human reaction time when there's an incoming canon shell is basically we can get to mid-curse word… [This] system reacts and shoots it down in mid-air. We are in the loop. We can turn the system off, we can turn it on, but our power really isn't true decision-making power. It's veto power now," Singer says.

Damn good point, isn't it?

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Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:25 am

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Re: Can battlefield robots take the place of soldiers?

For non aggressive use I would agree. I can support the use for recon and logistics or defusing bombs without any qualms. Once they are armed they become problematic.

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