Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Video: Military Robots And The Future Of War


From Defense Talk:

In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious. In P.W. Singer's most recent book, "Wired for War," he studies robotic and drone warfighters -- and explores how these new war machines are changing the very nature of human conflict.

What we're gonna do is actually just flash a series of photos behind me, that show you the reality of robots used in war right now, or already at the prototype stage. It's just to give you a taste. Another way of putting it is, you're not going to see anything that's powered by Vulcan technology, or teenage wizard hormones or anything like that, this is all real. So why don't we go ahead and start those pictures?

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My Comment: An excellent video on the shape of things to come.

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