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Because robot do not need fuel, maintenance, or spare parts. If you replace 25% of brigade with robots, you will need to add 2-3% of personnel minimum for main
by TrainedMonkey 13y ago
Because robot do not need fuel, maintenance, or spare parts.
If you replace 25% of brigade with robots, you will need to add 2-3% of personnel minimum for maintenance of those robots. And that is before spare parts and supplies. And you definitely need to train people to work together with robots, so I think drilling time will actually go up.
So while, there will be reduction and weight and potentially highly increased performance, I do not think it will be pronounced in first few generations.
- kposehn 13y ago> Because robot do not need fuel, maintenance, or spare parts. Actually, they do need those - but most likely have significantly lower maintenance/upkeep costs than the average soldier. Still a big savings. Good point about drilling time. Maybe less man-hours in drilling overall, but more per head?
- JonnieCache 13y agoNow there is an interesting possible future: the american empire is brought low by a massive investment in robotic soldiers from the same contractors that brought you healthcare.gov and the veterans disability payments system.