There is nothing to debate. This is coming whether people like it or not.
"Swarm bots" are being developed right now. They are cheap, have magnificent control, and will eventually be loaded with explosives and sent to kill whomever their master directs them at.
We are entering Sky Net. There is no debate, it's coming and if you don't like it, you can rage in impotent frustration.
The question will continue to boil down to, who has control over this stuff.
They sent a robot, but a sufficiently armored person or vehicle could have done it too.
“There is nothing to debate. This is coming whether people like it or not.”
The debate is not whether it’s coming, it’s what does it mean, and how will it impact society....do we need new laws? Who will lawfully possess the technology, who decides how it is employed and for what crimes?
There is plenty here to ponder.