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Robotic dog-mounted rifles are now a thing thanks to US Army (interestingengineering.com)
submitted 1 year ago by TheOneWithTheHair to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone still remembers when they said they would never use dog robots for weapon/war purposes? I do. Things always age like milk and it's unsurprising.

[โ€“] cbarrick 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Boston Dynamics said that, and they have stuck to that commitment. IIRC it's even in the contract when you buy a robot from them that you will not equip it with a weapon.

This article is about Ghost Robotics, which has never made such a commitment. They are known to supply gun-equipped robots to governments at all levels.