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Gun-Toting Robots May Fight Alongside Soldiers in Future Battles

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Oh machine are taking over the world at least for war. The robot will be remote control as for now and shoot rounds at enemy troops. Question is what will happen if a robot explodes next to a troop?

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American soldiers may soon be joined on the battlefield by machine gun-toting robots on wheels, according to U.S. Army officials.

Earlier this month, military leaders attended a technology demonstration at Fort Benning, Ga., where robotics companies exhibited their most advanced weaponized creations, reported ComputerWorld.com. The display was designed to show the potential ways robots could support troops in combat.

Army leaders watched a human controller command a wheeled robot, positioned more than 300 feet (90 meters) away, open fire with an M240 machine gun. The robot, which also uses thermal-imaging technology to spot concealed enemies, could protect soldiers from potentially dangerous assaults.

Humanoid robots fighting alongside troops on the battlefield may be some time off, the current wheel-bound creations already show strong promise, according to the Army. [Humanoid Robots to Flying Cars: 10 Coolest DARPA Projects]

"We were hoping to see how they remotely control lethal weapons," Lt. Col. Willie Smith, chief of unmanned ground vehicles at Fort Benning, told ComputerWorld of the technology demonstration. "We were pleased with what we saw here. The technology is getting to be where it needs to be. It's a start."

While gun-toting robots are not yet officially used by the military in combat, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines have experimented with prototype machines.

Smith said he is unsure how soon armed robots may join the Army's ranks, but he hopes the military will begin introducing these types of robots into battlefield settings within five years. "They're not just tools, but members of the squad. That's the goal," Smith told ComputerWorld.

 

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Just asking for things to go bad...

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For war now,then used on civilians like drones when there's martial law. 

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They are probably to slow.

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These have been around for a few years now

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These have been around for a few years now

Yes, but I think these new ones are automated, whereas the ones we have now require someone to control them.

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Just asking for things to go bad...

 

Solider develops a conscious and stops waring, the commander turns the bot to kill the soldier before he convinces more to stop, yea! Then the bad guys decrypt the comm port/protocol and again turn it on those using the bots, yea!

 

Then the general soldier shenanigans and they turn the bot on the commander(s) :lol:

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Yes, but I think these new ones are automated, whereas the ones we have now require someone to control them.

They are not, all of these robots have a user on the trigger. It would be insane to not have a user on the trigger.

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T1 prototype...

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They are not, all of these robots have a user on the trigger. It would be insane to not have a user on the trigger.

 

I agree. No matter how advanced technology gets, humans should never automate the controls on AI in a situation where peoples lives are at risk.

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T1 prototype...

 

NSA is building SkyNet so T1 is next in line.

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How about no war at all?

 

That aside...we've known about this for a long time. The military has been working on soldier-like robots for years now and seems to be coming pretty far in the field. However, unless we continue to create major conflicts, the military will likely opt to use drones to clear up small battles.

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Dont you get it ?  In war there are two sides. Now, it often happens that when first side switch to newer wepons or improve their weaponry, other side do it too.

 

Now When First side switch to bots.  Second side switches too .. What does that mean ? Battleground full of robots shooting at each other..

Get it ?

Just send there those post delivery drones with camera and we have cool show about Robots wars on TV :)

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T1 prototype...

The Caparo T1?

 

This?

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Why not, just not fight in the first place? what is the point these days? they go out of there way to find something to fight about....

They never think about that do they....

 

This world would be so much different if the human species wasn't so stupid.....

Least it will be over pretty soon, someone is bound to start WW3 eventually and wipe everyone out....its just a matter of time.

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This looks like something meant to be controlled with an Xbox controller..come on.

 

Seems kinda cowardly to make machines fight for you, but that's just my view. If you can't fight toe to toe like a man, don't bloody fight at all.

 

 

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The Caparo T1?

 

This?

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no. this

 

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haven't you watched a terminator movie??

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That's pretty interesting!

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