I've had a shootout of sorts against a robot. The robot was armed with an airsoft gun, and I with a Glock pistol. The goal was not to kill the robot (since it w

I've had a shootout of sorts against a robot. The robot was armed with an airsoft gun, and I with a Glock pistol. The goal was not to kill the robot (since it was expensive and the owner and I had spent a long time getting the machine vision software workin) but to avoid being hit by the robot while engaging some other targets. The course had to be carefully constructed to avoid an immediate robot victory, and the robot wasn't mobile. I wouldn't take the human side in a confrontation with an armed robot driven by a defense budget. The disadvantage of a robot is limited mobility and difficulty distinguishing friends from foes, the same disadvantages which plague landmines. The advantage is that a robotic force could provide the same area denial as landmines without the long-term consequences: set 20% of the robots to come home and recharge every day, with a week-long battery life, and you've got a very short period during which problems can happen.