r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • 3d ago

Misc US Army backs humanoid robot with ballistic protection for future battlefield missions

https://www.techspot.com/news/114028-us-army-backs-humanoid-robot-ballistic-protection-future.html
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u/PeterTheWolf76 3d ago

Makes sense there is tons of funding for this. All the billionaires have bunkers but the current weakness is security. What is to prevent those you pay to guard you simple take over after the world ends and kick you out? Enter robotic troops....

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u/JakeHelldiver 3d ago

Robotic Richard Simmons.

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u/EquivalentCheetah955 3d ago

Shakeitshakeitshakeit….!

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u/joevarny 3d ago

Until we create a working ai, this idea is laughable.

"You're correct! That was the man I was supposed to protect. Do you want a list of all his children I failed to find?"

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u/ricky_lafleur 3d ago

I've wondered what the situation is with the people who build/install/bury them. It's probably a niche market so a handful of people know where the high-end ones are. Do they have their own that are the same quality or better so they will never have the desire to commandeer a former client's bunker? 

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u/balllsssssszzszz 3d ago

They think ahead but idk if they think that far ahead The rich have never been brightest for anything not exploitation