[defenderSD]

I think robots and UAVs are the future of warfare. As weapons have become increasingly powerful it's very difficult now to make attacks on manned vehicles survivable for the crew. Send in the UAVs and bots.

[SauronOfMordor]

I agree with you on the future of UAVs and bots (but I prefer to call the latter "Terminators" )

The military has been sponsoring design competitions for robots that can independently maneuver in rough terrain. The next step is to arm them, have them be able to signal back when they see something "interesting", and allow a human to give the "shoot" order.

In quantity, Terminator bots ban be made cheaply (take , and can swarm an enemy. Something to think about when much of our manufacturing capability has been outsourced to China...

For an example of what's coming: iRobot's R-Gator: Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle

[frankjr]

"I think robots and UAVs are the future of warfare..."

[MaDeuce]

I think robots and UAVs are the future of warfare. As weapons have become increasingly powerful it's very difficult now to make attacks on manned vehicles survivable for the crew. Send in the UAVs and bots.

I always thought the Israelis had M1 Abram tanks? Which are suppose to be the toughest in the world? Well maybe the robots would be good, but we need GOOD robots like model T101 Human Depopulator units.

[SLB]

I think robots and UAVs are the future of warfare

Nope! It is still going to be boots on the ground at the end. The US military has the most advanced SA (situational awareness) capability on earth and it is still resorting to good old foot soldiers to take and hold the ground.