The U.S. Army is alreadyusing fully armed robot in Iraq , and now it ’s rolled out the Black Knight Unmanned Combat Vehicle . It ’s pretty much a giant tank with robotic capabilities , build up with a 30 mm gunslinger and a machine heavy weapon . Soldiers can steer and control it just like a radio - controlled machine , complete with a video viewer that lets them get it on where to drive and hit . But the Black Knight is also capable of much smart , potentially more threatening tricks .
https://gizmodo.com/first-fully-armed-robots-patrolling-in-iraq-first-shot-285394
The Black Knight is able-bodied to survey an area and plan a itinerary , then drive along that trend and avoid obstacles without human treatment . Remember thatrobotic gun that belong berserkand killed nine masses in South Africa ? conceive of that rolling along at 41 miles per hour .
https://gizmodo.com/robot-cannon-goes-berserk-kills-9-312443
But unwind . concord to the brute ’s maker , BAE Systems , it ’s not going to shoot unless a human say it to . “ The program line to fire would always be made by a outback Soldier and only after the information necessary to make plus designation is received . ” But is n’t that what that South African machine was hypothecate to do , too ?
[ Danger Room ]
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