Here is a video of a weapon that I think many years from now after much technological advancement will eventually be made. The only question is do you think we should really make something like this and take the human factor out of the decision-making? Should soldiers be completely replaced by these things if they ever are developed? Why?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4nXjuOZ1dE
2007-07-21 13:34:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I seriously doubt that something like that will ever be made. The U.S. military prides itself on having the most intelligent, best trained, best equipped (depends on point of view at times) soldiers and sailors the world has ever seen. And to an extent this is true.
A robotic soldier could never display the initiative and responsiveness required to survive the rigors of combat, in any environment. It may be tough and take a lot to kill, but I wouldn't pit it against any of our soldiers and marines in a combat situation.
2007-07-21 13:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks great on a computer, but out in the elements of the real world, I don't think it'd be effective at all. There's just way too much that could and would go wrong with a peice of equipment like that. Some day, probably. Some day soon... no. Also, we can't even afford the best ballistic vests, or m4's even for all of our soldiers, I really don't see the government investing a large amount of money into something like that anytime soon.
2007-07-22 03:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off sounds to much like Terminator two to replace soldiers with machines. That alone would make it a bad idea. Secondly I doubt anyone could build a robot that has the ability to improvise like a human soldier
2007-07-21 22:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all many years from now and that might be alright but war will go from being the country with the best soldiers to the richest country it would in all benefit America considering it has the highest gov budget in the world but even though war now is alot of how much money a country has(also just wanted to say i dont think that those are real, but we do have automated remote contoled robot like things on wheels with 5 cams and a gun so its already becoming like that)
2007-07-21 20:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by troy t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres no realistic application for it, since a sniper could take it out and render it useless.
Its a thought in the minds of some contractor trying to make a buck, but actual deployment on an unmanned soldier would be not very practical.
idealistically, sounfds great on paper,
realistically would be a complete failure.
2007-07-21 22:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by writersbIock2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The things you can do with editing software and a fast computer. The problem is the physics of the real world...
2007-07-21 21:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by gunplumber_462 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds decent on paper but wouldn't hold up well at all.
2007-07-21 23:09:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought we already had those..wait someone at the door...yeah ok....Those things are not real. Nice idea though.
2007-07-21 20:43:13 · answer #8 · answered by TG79 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans are expendable. Humans are weak. They will be replaced. We will rule.
2007-07-21 20:38:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
that thing would scare the hell out of me, but i dont think it will ever be made
2007-07-21 20:38:17 · answer #10 · answered by LAVADOG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋