cost of a manufactured robot: >1.000.000$
availability: limited by resources, supply chains, industry.
cost of a human: 0.00$
availability: infinite.
bonus: energy efficiency, self repair, 0 maintenance.
There's an M240 configuration already in test deployments. Remote operator, NV/FLIR, rangefinder, audio sensors, high gain speakers, approx 6 hour battery life. unit cost $142K.
>remain calm, I am sergeant a261. I need to ask you about a bomb maker you may have witnessed leaving the area. >May I come inside? >scans your women and children. >exceptional offspring, prepare for deployment of candy.
This but unironically.
Infantry drones would allow you to be much less careful when interacting with general population and take more risks that would be unacceptable for human soldiers.
Robots could afford to be "nice" in situations where humans would need to keep their guns up all the time.
I have no doubt a human with a backpack full of water and food can travel a much longer distance than any electrically powered robot (without needing to resupply)
They would solve the problem of psychological issues originating from killing over a billion chinese people in the great US-China war.
No such issues exist. No one felt anything killing them in Korea except tired at all the trigger pulling.
TFW the Americans invite their Japanese allies over to rape Nanking again.
looks at that soulless bug
Never, a terrestrial environment is infinitely more complex and unpredictable than an aerial one
These things will never progress past fire support/sentry duty
Probably unsuited for extended indoor operation, but useful for suppression, overwatch or area denial.
>replace
probably never
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cost of a manufactured robot: >1.000.000$
availability: limited by resources, supply chains, industry.
cost of a human: 0.00$
availability: infinite.
bonus: energy efficiency, self repair, 0 maintenance.
>availability: infinite.
lmao you know nothing about military recruiting
There's an M240 configuration already in test deployments. Remote operator, NV/FLIR, rangefinder, audio sensors, high gain speakers, approx 6 hour battery life. unit cost $142K.
when they will perform the role of an infantryman the same or better for cheaper.
Why not just make an automated turret to hold a frontline
simply just walk behind it
how the hell is that thing gonna handle the recoil? shit's gonna tip over after one shot.
It'll do a funny looking, but carefully calculated jump which stabilizes it
Yeah
>remain calm, I am sergeant a261. I need to ask you about a bomb maker you may have witnessed leaving the area. >May I come inside?
>scans your women and children.
>exceptional offspring, prepare for deployment of candy.
This but unironically.
Infantry drones would allow you to be much less careful when interacting with general population and take more risks that would be unacceptable for human soldiers.
Robots could afford to be "nice" in situations where humans would need to keep their guns up all the time.
Something between pic related and OP is the future of infantry.
Roboticized Pez droppers or frick off.
When they are confident enough they can disarm every US citizen
Higher battery density + faster charge time need to happen so these can operate for longer periods of time.
>walk up drone from outside its field of view
>kick it over
I have no doubt a human with a backpack full of water and food can travel a much longer distance than any electrically powered robot (without needing to resupply)
Somewhat harder to deploy a human from a missile
Rum coke and ice beer float on okay