In this 2016 photo, a U.S. soldier breaks down a M113 armored personnel carrier at night. A Friday report mentions that the U.S. Army had its first live-fire exercise that involved ground robots, including an unarmed M113 carrier. (Army photo by Spc. Kevin Kim)
Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner: Robot soldiers can't replace human soldiers
Robots won't replace human soldiers on the battlefield.
Still, the question of robot warriors bears increasing consideration in light of Defense One's interesting piece out Friday on the U.S. Army's first live-fire exercise involving ground robots.
But while the exercises do speak to the future of warfare, of drones and robots of all shapes and sizes taking to the battlefield, the future of warfare won't be robot-exclusive.
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WNU Editor: The trend is clear .... robots/drones/etc. are going to become more important on the battlefield with each passing year. One can only speculate what the environment will look like in 50 years, but I suspect that it will be something straight out of science fiction.
