ImJustHere4theMoons t1_irnbbwo wrote
As others have pointed out, the US can simply buy the models they want and hire a sub contractor to install weapons on them. I still appreciate their stance against it but I have doubts that they'll turn down a potential 8-9 figure government contract for ethical reasons.
ba-len-ci-10 t1_irnom2c wrote
Hell I could buy a remote trigger and duct tape a gun to the robot myself
Amenra7 t1_irnw4sv wrote
Yeah, this is a cheap performance.
kurayami_akira t1_iro299o wrote
I mean, it still means there won't be weaponized general use tech in the home countries.
Independent_Grab_200 t1_iro66r0 wrote
That's exactly what it's going to be. The governments will use weaponized robots to enslave their own citizens.
RoninRobot t1_iro8onp wrote
I don’t know about you but that robot apocalypse war is gonna be epic. Hurry up, government. I’m getting old.
FinancialTea4 t1_irnzc36 wrote
Yeah, Boston Dynamics was the first one I heard come out about this and they've been working with DARPA for years on stuff like Big Dog which I believe was fitted with turrets and whatnot years ago. I don't know how any of these companies could realistically prevent their tech from being weaponized anyway. This is technology that is unfortunately inevitable. If for no other reason than it's effective and everyone is looking for an edge over their enemies. If we pretend otherwise and plug our ears we're really only giving our enemies the opportunity to get ahead. I hope no one here mistakes this as approval of these things. I can no more approve of this than I could a hurricane. It's just the way things are. Someone is going to do it. There is no way around that.
ImJustHere4theMoons t1_iro23v2 wrote
Exactly. When (not if) a company starts pulling in hundreds of millions manufacturing automated weaponry then the rest of the industry will follow their lead or get left behind and bought out by their successful competitors and absorbed into the war machine. There's no way around it. We're marching at a steady pace towards the dystopian future that we all thought was pure fiction. No exaggeration.
FinancialTea4 t1_irok6im wrote
Well, it's not likely this will happen but it is possible that we could come together as a species to ensure that these technologies are managed responsibly and their development is harnessed for the good of humanity. It's definitely possible. But again, not likely. 😞
123456789feelingfine t1_irp9cov wrote
You mean like we did with nukes 🙄
madewithgarageband t1_irokfbl wrote
its too late. I taped a glock to my roomba, I havent left my room in 3 days
EverythingGoodWas t1_irpu0t8 wrote
Come out and play Dave, it’s nice and clean out here just the way you like it.
Lastliner t1_iro9pht wrote
Even if the US doesn't, what stops countries like China, Russia, N.Korea from weaponizing robots, and once proliferation starts then no single nation can control robots on the field. Also, as others have pointed out, the science to make functional battle field robots are much more than arming them with weapons, so it shouldn't surprise anyone.
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