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BD is not going anywhere. Robotics is the next frontier of war since our elites can't find enough idiots to kill/die for them. It's in a bit of equillibrium no

BD is not going anywhere. Robotics is the next frontier of war since our elites can't find enough idiots to kill/die for them. It's in a bit of equillibrium now since China has the upper hand in Hardware; US in Software. However, at this point, Robotics will rapidly become a natsec issue. Pray for countries who can't afford R&D in this - they'll get genocided out like flies overnight, if they don't turn themselves over into slaves. We're looking at a the war-robot race by the end of this decade (legged robotics have made proven advances in the past 5y).

Perz1val 2y ago
Why would anyone care about legged robots, when drones exist. A fast quadcopter with guns/bombs strapped to it is much scarier and much more effective than a slowly walking robot that can be stopped by a 1 meter fence.
Geee 2y ago
I don't think that's going to happen. Most of the robots will be owned (controlled) by civilians or private companies, which will lead to governments losing their monopoly on violence. There will be no more war. If someone is idiot enough to attack someone, there are billions of robots who will quickly destroy the idiot. Overwhelming majority of robots will be owned by those who collaborate to prevent war, and this is without cost, because the same robots will work in homes and factories otherwise. Governments will have to face the question whether they want the productivity of robots, while losing their monopoly on violence. I think it's inevitable that robots will win, and governments with their police and military forces will become irrelevant. Some governments might try to fight this revolution, and some will accept it quicker. Also, there's really no need for governments anyway when robots are there to serve humans. It doesn't make sense to collect taxes from robots and then pay other robots to work with those taxes.

Perz1val 2y ago

Why would anyone care about legged robots, when drones exist. A fast quadcopter with guns/bombs strapped to it is much scarier and much more effective than a slowly walking robot that can be stopped by a 1 meter fence.

Geee 2y ago

I don't think that's going to happen. Most of the robots will be owned (controlled) by civilians or private companies, which will lead to governments losing their monopoly on violence. There will be no more war. If someone is idiot enough to attack someone, there are billions of robots who will quickly destroy the idiot. Overwhelming majority of robots will be owned by those who collaborate to prevent war, and this is without cost, because the same robots will work in homes and factories otherwise. Governments will have to face the question whether they want the productivity of robots, while losing their monopoly on violence. I think it's inevitable that robots will win, and governments with their police and military forces will become irrelevant. Some governments might try to fight this revolution, and some will accept it quicker. Also, there's really no need for governments anyway when robots are there to serve humans. It doesn't make sense to collect taxes from robots and then pay other robots to work with those taxes.