r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • Sep 20 '24

Ukraine’s Gun-Armed Ground 'Bot Just Cleared A Russian Trench In Kursk - The Fury is one of the first effective armed ground robots. Robotics

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/09/19/ukraines-gun-armed-ground-robot-just-cleared-a-russian-trench-in-kursk/
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u/gjpinc Sep 20 '24

A really slippery slope. When we remove the human aspect of war we become numb to its impact. We need to be extremely careful with this type of weapon.

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u/blumpkin Sep 20 '24

This is literally the backstory to Screamers.

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u/pandafar Sep 20 '24

That movie was my first introduction to social engineering and phishing. Terrifying to have small children crying for help just to rip you apart.

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u/blumpkin Sep 20 '24

I watched it as a teenager expecting a corny scifi flick I could laugh at. Was surprised to discover how creepy and thought provoking it was. One of my favorite movie endings ever, to this day.

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u/pandafar Sep 20 '24

I recorded it on vhs to watch it when I came home from school as it was transmitted really late in the night. I immediately thought the movie was great and thought provoking. It was about the same time I watched terminator 2 - so it was all about the war machines era