Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war (www.bbc.com)

submitted 6 days ago by along_the_road@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[-] baggins@beehaw.org 4 points 6 days ago

It was inevitable.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Still no active weaponry controlled autonomously, so no killer robots here. Just robots that can patrol and alert people when they see something that might need killing.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They can also do the aiming, which is helpful if it's a drone whizzing around. The operator just pulls the trigger.

It's a big development, and will have a lot to say about how 21st century warfare works, but if you were expecting Terminator you'll be relieved.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 points 5 days ago

A good point.

[-] PointyFluff@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

First day there, BBC?

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