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A low number of false positives with a water pistol is an impressive engineering feat. A low number of false positives with an actual gun is a disaster. The t

• shin_lao 15y ago
  It's not a problem for counter-sniping and no man's land.
  • sesqu 15y ago
    No man's land control and anti-air defense is exactly what I saw such solutions marketed for, when browsing through drone tech last year.
  • Someone 15y ago
    I disagree. Accidentally shooting a couple of kids or pregnant women every few weeks can easily make you lose a war on the political front.
    • ajuc 15y ago
      In a few priviledged parts of the world.
• DanBC 15y ago
  Accurate sensing, the ability to accurately distinguish between combatants[1] and non-combatants, seems to be an almost impossible task. While there are robots in active service today they all have a human involved somewhere, especially if there's lethal force going to be used. It's pretty scary to think that humans could be removed from that loop. I can't work out why I'm happy to see totally autonomous cars but I'm wary about autonomous weapons. (http://rusi.org/downloads/assets/23sharkey.pdf http://rusi.org/downloads/assets/23sharkey.pdf) (http://andrewgibsondefence.wordpress.com/2010/10/17/should-killer-robots-be-banned-publisher-leftfootforward-org/ http://andrewgibsondefence.wordpress.com/2010/10/17/should-k...) [1] And even if you can identify an enemy combatant you've got to then distinguish active combatants from those who have surrendered or are injured or are mentally ill.