Thz future of war : Attack of the Killer Robots

Spiegel Online ^ | 08/15/2007 | Jörg Blech

[Republicain]

Robot warriors have already seen action in Iraq, and the US Army plans to replace one-third of its armored vehicles and weapons with robots by 2015. These killing machines may one day come equipped with an artificial conscience -- even to the extent of disobeying immoral orders.

The US Army's latest recruits are 1 meter (about 3 feet) tall, wear desert camouflage and are armed with black M249 machine guns. They also move on caterpillar tracks and -- thanks to five camera eyes -- can even see in the dark.

The fearless fighters are three robot soldiers who, unnoticed by the general public, were deployed in Iraq in mid-June, charged with hunting down insurgents. As if guided by an unseen hand, they hone in on their targets and fire at them with their machine guns. It's the future of war -- and it's already here.

[wideawake]

Great stuff. Automatic mujahideen-whacker.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

TERMINATOR!

[neodad]

“Phase plasma rifle in the 40 watt range”

[Oberon]

“Phase plasma rifle in the 40 watt range”

Only whatcha see, buddy.

[OCC]

Will there be a rank structure for robots?

[CougarGA7]

What thz hell?

[papertyger]

Will there be a rank structure for robots?

Roger roger.

[Hydroshock]

“By your Command.”

[Tijeras_Slim]

It think it’s gay latin.

Carpe Diem... Thz the day....< /lisp>

[Popocatapetl]

[GOPJ]

Dominator...

[massgopguy]

Imperious Leader
IL-Series
Command Centurion
Cylon Centurion

[Domandred]

...and then one day the Cylons decided to kill their masters.

[DM1]

[John Jorsett]

Put down your weapon! You have 15 seconds to comply! Put down your weapon! You have 10 seconds to comply! ...5...4...3...

[steel_resolve]

Arkin sees an underestimated danger in this tendency among soldiers to anthropomorphize machines. In an extreme case, officers could become more attached to their robots than to the men and women they command. Then, so Arkin's tongue-in-cheek prediction, an officer might well issue an order like, "Tom, you go and see if the coast is clear -- the robot stays here!"

Another delusion of the left where a commander cares more for a piece of machinery than a flesh and blood soldier - typical lib slander of our military - again.

[DM1]

[DM1]

[MeanWestTexan]

Drone
Citizen
Centurian -— Silver
Centurian -— Gold
Centurian -— First Leader/Gold
IL Series
Imperious Leader