Jennings Brown, Vocativ: Why You Should Fear Russia’s Robot Army
Because it contributes to killer robot proliferation.
For months, Russia has been revealing a stable of autonomous weapons—drones, remote controlled tanks, and killer robots—but none have quite captured the world’s attention like their latest poster bot—a humanoid machine that Moscow claims will replace mortal soldiers.
You shouldn’t worry about the device that Russia is calling “Iron Man” and “Ivan the Terminator”—the federation’s military robotics programs is years and billions of dollars behind the United States. Iron Man doesn’t stand a chance against DARPA’s finest, but there is still reason to fear Russia’s future robot mercenaries.
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WNU Editor: Russia is still far behind countries like the U.S. and China when it comes to drone and robot technologies, but it is part of a trend where drones and robotic weapons platforms are going to be developed and deployed.
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