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2023-08-30 Science & Technology
US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years
The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous weapons systems in the next two years in a bid to counter China’s growing power, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced in a speech on Monday.
In 97 genders?
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-08-30 04:17|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 In, a totally unrelated, news-piece: Alarming Assessment of U.S. Military Decline and Ukraine War Dangers, Col. Douglas McGregor
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-08-30 04:59||   2023-08-30 04:59|| Front Page Top

#2 ...And filled with Chinese made chips.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-08-30 06:09||   2023-08-30 06:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Pentagon bets on quick production of autonomous systems to counter China
Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-30 06:33||   2023-08-30 06:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Replicator Is DoD’s Big Play To Build Thousands Of Autonomous Weapons In Just Two Years
Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-30 06:37||   2023-08-30 06:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Probably using chips with Chinese back doors...
Posted by Glenmore 2023-08-30 08:56||   2023-08-30 08:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Russian chip maker Baikal goes tango uniform.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-30 08:59||   2023-08-30 08:59|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ Very bad timing. This could send Dominion and their Klingon masters scrambling.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-30 09:04||   2023-08-30 09:04|| Front Page Top

#8 I thought Huawei made Dominion's hardware.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-30 09:29||   2023-08-30 09:29|| Front Page Top

#9 These aren't meant for any foreign enemy. These are the ones who will be fighting us. With the Army crapping out due to wokism and low morale, the robot soldiers will step in. They don't have morale, and feel nothing about being ordered to fire on Americans.
Posted by Harcourt Tholuse6841 2023-08-30 10:17||   2023-08-30 10:17|| Front Page Top

#10 And the first variant will be a patrol/guard model for use in DC. Count on it.
Posted by ed in texas 2023-08-30 10:22||   2023-08-30 10:22|| Front Page Top

#11 RETRO

The US is testing robot patrol dogs on its borders

NOW

US Army experimenting with weaponised Q-UGV for infantry
Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-30 11:25||   2023-08-30 11:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Can't find recruits, so what's a wokearmy to do?
Posted by Mercutio 2023-08-30 11:29||   2023-08-30 11:29|| Front Page Top

#13 Even the robots will be required to be ghey. And that's where the HAL 9000 level malfunctions will begin.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-30 12:19||   2023-08-30 12:19|| Front Page Top

#14 Skynet smiles.
Posted by Javiter Dark Lord of the Faith7963 2023-08-30 13:26||   2023-08-30 13:26|| Front Page Top

#15 Hopefully, they will be based on cool Robot Wars winners not the lame DARPA stuff.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-08-30 18:27||   2023-08-30 18:27|| Front Page Top

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