Armed Robot Dog (1 Viewer)

[Yatman]

Well, that didn't take long. SMH

Black Mirror's "Metalhead" (2017)




Ghost Robotics' SPUR/Q-UGV (2021)



Robot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs

SPUR could also have some degree of additional autonomy, now or in the future, potentially employing artificial intelligence-driven capabilities to at least detect and "lock on" to potential threats, even if an operator ultimately has to give the approval to start shooting.

 

[Sailorsaint]

That will make you pay attention to the "Beware of Dog" sign!

 

[Zack Lee]

Did we scrap the sharks with lasers idea already?

 

[Tapxe]

It seemed a lot less scary when it was just sci-fi.

 

[Goatman Saint]

Minneapolis police department lined up for that one.

 

[BlackandGoldXLIV]

Seems like an awful lot of money, for something that can be defeated with this:

 

[Bleu Raeder]

So much for Asimov's Laws of Robotics. They've been challenged anyhow...

The Three Laws of Robotics Have Failed the Robots

Prolific science and science fiction writer Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) developed the Three Laws of Robotics, in the hope of guarding against potentially dangerous artificial intelligence.

mindmatters.ai

 

[tenordas]

I'm envisioning the ED 209 scene from Robocop just looking at the thing.
"You have 30 seconds to comply..."

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

Minneapolis police department lined up for that one.

I chuckled...but I'm not sure I was supposed to

 

[tomwaits]

Police will not want to oppress people and quit, so the establishment will need robot replacements. Robots will be fine with it.

 

[efil4stnias]

Seems like an awful lot of money, for something that can be defeated with this:

unless he thinks that is a grenade.

 

[Devildog]

Do they want Skynet? Because this is how you get Skynet.