• Omega
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    739 days ago

    besides robotic weaponry, we are literally in this timeline

          • @Aux@feddit.uk
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            229 days ago

            Yeah, people often forget that human like robots are shit in general. A flying drone is a lot more efficient at delivering a grenade than a running mech.

            • it's not often that shit just works
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              118 days ago

              I get a little uncanny valley twinge comparing the T2 intro to the demo videos of the current state of ambulatory humanoid machines.

              It’s only a little twinge, thankfully. Bipedal humanoid mech is kinda silly, IMHO.

              Carcinisation is the way for terrestrial war-bots.

            • KSP Atlas
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              8 days ago

              Turns out biological restrictions on things like wheels limit evolution

              • @Aux@feddit.uk
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                48 days ago

                Robots have a very limited scope of their functionality compared to animals. Legs are good when you have to perform loads of different tasks to survive: chase, hide, climb, tear flesh apart, etc. A robot which only needs to deliver a grenade to an enemy doesn’t need to do anything like that.

              • Dr. Moose
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                28 days ago

                I’m confused. Are you saying wheels are better than legs?

                  • Dr. Moose
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                    18 days ago

                    Cause we don’t have the technology to make good legs? Nature evolved legs cause they’re simply better than anything else, that’s literally what evolution is.

          • Dr. Moose
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            The battery tech is getting pretty good where exoskeleton can be quite small but still very useful. Being able to run a lot without losing fighting capabilities for a soldier is still an incredible advantage.

    • @dave@feddit.uk
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      38 days ago

      Yeah, we already have all those things apart from futuristic technology. But the boffins promise it’s less than 5 years away now.