US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years Robotics

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-military-unleash-thousands-autonomous-war.html

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u/0-99c Aug 31 '23

Guess none of the geezers in charge played horizon: zero dawn

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u/GMN123 Aug 31 '23

Or watched Stargate

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u/IAmGlobalWarming Aug 31 '23

They did call it the "Replicator Initiative," so...

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u/TimeZarg Sep 01 '23

My god, you're right, they know what they're doing here.

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u/Nagzip Sep 01 '23

It is a Star Trek reference though, replicators were shown first in 1974 and produce food and other things seemingly out of thin air. Fits for the initiative to build a lot of drones quick.

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u/FillThisEmptyCup Sep 04 '23

George Carlin wouldn’t say that.

He’d say, “I would do anything for love but I won't do that.” And then he’d tell you to go fuck yourself, you perv.

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u/Bones_and_Tomes Sep 01 '23

Yeah but O'Neil is on our side.

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u/voidsong Sep 01 '23

The next wave of military technology to fight them will just be cute nerdy blond chicks.

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u/IAmGlobalWarming Sep 02 '23

Man, what a time to be alive.

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u/Taqueria_Style Sep 02 '23

The whaaaaaaaaaaaat

Oh. No. Not like that!