robots with guns in the military is it a good idea or the beginning of the end?

9 Responses

1. Butterbar Bob

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   As long as they’re not being made by Cyberdyne Systems and are not equipped with phased-plasma laser rifles in the 40 watt range…

2. awake

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   So your talking about Robo Cop, malfunctions would be the end of that.
   That brings us to Terminator…

   If you remember in Robocop there was a prototype built for the army that killed one of the board members.

3. Calee

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   Maybe the Terminator movies had something we
   should pay attention to.
   It might be turn out to be a good idea, depending who gets
   their hands on it first. But, it will happen, it’s just a matter
   of time. But, the way testing is going, it might not happen
   until way after our time. Or, so I hear.

   Jake – you’re scaring me.

4. jake

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   Bad idea, very bad idea! This way the military can unleash these things and blame a computer glitch for when they kill every person in sight! It means the end of Rules of Engagement!

5. Noah Tall

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   This is a question I have been pondering for several years.

   I am not in favor of hunter-killers that are completely autonomous. I think a human must make the decision to fire.

   With respect to some of the things you may see on TV, what are called robots are basically remote controlled machines, and that is OK.

6. mudmarine

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   Look at it like this.
   A door HAS to be opened,you can send 1 of your men or you can send a robot.
   There is a good chance that there is a real nasty smelling dude with a rifle on the other side of the door.
   Who’s mother would you rather write if something went wrong,the man’s or the machine’s ?

7. John Doe 1st

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   A little of both; probably more of the latter.

   See: Terminator

8. Piglet O

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   perfectly good idea. Sooner or later there will be a malfunction and someone will die that shouldn’t. that will be a learning opportunity.
   several such learning opportunities and i’m sure we’ll learn how to keep them from killing us…

9. centurion613

   December 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   nope…somehow, giving a machine a weapon when the machine can be:

   1. taken over by someone Else’s instructions or

   2. self awakens…and it is armed

   just doesn’t appeal to me.

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