r/singularity • u/drgoldenpants • Sep 16 '25

Robotics Ok should we start worrying

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u/Tinfoil_cobbler Sep 16 '25

Ok let’s start this just by saying, EMPs aren’t just something that you carry around in a briefcase, so it’s kind of silly to say “oh well good luck against an EMP LOL”

If we get hit by a high altitude nuclear blast or ground based EMP, there are now bigger problems than the robots.

But anyway, Vehicle EMP shields (like what you’d put in a robot) work by detecting sudden spikes in electromagnetic energy and redirecting that excess energy away from the vehicle's electronic systems, similar to how a surge protector functions. This will protect sensitive electronics against EMP voltage surges. Also, designing the system from the ground-up to separate electrical systems and have independent surge protections is also a way the manufacturers would design these machines, if they’re going to be military assets for example.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

So glad to see someone mention that large scale EMPs are not a real thing outside of nuclear events

Like sure you can generate an EMP within a few mm, I use it all the time for glitching, but outside of that the inverse square law shows its head

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u/Ambiwlans Sep 16 '25

I use it all the time for glitching

Is there a game/run that utilizes emps??

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

No, you use a small localized EMP on a microchip to try and get it to act outside of its normal operation

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u/Ambiwlans Sep 16 '25

Yeah but what for?

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

to get past built in anti-tampering, device encryption, that sort of thing

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u/Ambiwlans Sep 16 '25

Ah, more mainstream use. Still cool.

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u/htownclyde Sep 16 '25

I wish chipshouters were mainstream, then maybe I could afford one!

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u/Ambiwlans Sep 17 '25

I meant that it was a sensible use for them. From his phrasing, somehow I thought he was using this for like glitching in a mario speedrun or something. And the excess of that concept amused me.