I just want to say up front that I don't normally read or watch Fox News, not so much out of political reasons, but because I don't like opinionated news and shout-fests (which seem to be popular these days), and having said that, I noted this Fox News report on the use of warbots in Iraq:
The U.S. military is calling out the "BigDogs" in addition to its big guns as it deploys more troops to fight terrorists in Afghanistan. The BigDogs — four-legged robots that can navigate the country's treacherous terrain — and pilotless helicopters than can transport tons of supplies to very remote bases are just two of the new weapons being tested in Afghanistan. The war zone is increasingly becoming a development laboratory for machines that don't eat, sleep, polish their boots or suffer casualties. But can they succeed where man struggles?
We will only see more of this kind of thing, so I note it now and will continue to note it to encourage the kind of public debate we need to have about the pros and cons (and there are many of both) of using robots in warfare. What do you think, do the benefits of using robots in war out way the potential harm?
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