"U.S. military may have 10 robots per soldier by 2023" Topic

"American soldiers patrolling dangerous streets will soon be accompanied by autonomous robots programmed to scan the area with thermal imaging and send live images back to the command center.

Likewise, squads of infantrymen hiking through mountains will be helped by a wagon train of robots carrying extra water, ammo and protective gear.

Such scenarios are but a few years down the road, according to robotic researchers and U.S. military officials…"
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Amicalement
Armand

"The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots! Thank you."

– Military school Commandant's graduation address, "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"

I mean… just look at that roboter in the pictures !

…and they have a plan.

Ron

Seek ,locate,exterminate….

I like it !! But I'd think it would be 10 soldiers per 'bot …

If they can actually accomplish 10 bots per soldier, that will be insane.

I figure most of that will be recon drones, not BigDog pack mules. Baggagebots are probably a per-squad or per-fireteam thing.

It will depend on definition of robot. That's as easy to nail down as jell-o.

The broad definition that seems to get used for these sorts of numbers would also include any vehicles(such as a HMMWV) that has been retrofitted with a remote control unit. If you have a "train" of remote cargo vehicles led by a human driven vehicle, then you can use practically un-jammable laser or other light based signals between the vehicles.

I'm guessing that someone has figured out that robots will be cheaper than real troops, soon, given the cuts they want to make on the latter, for pay, benefits, health care, etc.