China's military has unveiled robot dogs that are capable of assessing targets and carrying machine guns.

China unveiled robot dogs with machine guns that could replace soldiers.

The robots can navigate obstacles and fire at targets.

The move aligns with China’s increased military budget and global shift toward robotic warfare.

China has showcased robot dogs capable of firing machine guns in the latest display of its military prowess.

The remote-controlled robots were unveiled during a military training exercise conducted by China and Cambodia earlier this month.

According to a video shared by state broadcaster CCTV, the battery-operated robodogs can function independently for between two and four hours and are capable of moving forward and backward, lying down, and jumping.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    Are any countries developing EMP weapons to counter these robots that will soon be seen on the battlefield?

    • @jorp
      3•6 months ago

      I don’t know anything about anything but I imagine that if you can make them semi autonomous or fully autonomous then they could be appropriately shielded.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetEnglish
        1•6 months ago

        Shielding only goes so far. The intensity of an EMP can be sufficient to overcome onboard shielding if it’s significantly powerful enough.

          • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetEnglish
            4•6 months ago

            It is possible, but only if they reverse the polarity of the deflector dish.

            • @[email protected]
              2•6 months ago

              They would have to, it has no auxiliary power reserves at all.

              They could turn off the giant speakers blasting music all the time, but let’s be realistic, that’s not what modern warfare is about.

              • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetEnglish
                2•6 months ago

                I read that during our invasion of Iraq, the Army and Marines blasted Led Zeppelin from their APCs, because somehow rock and roll music discouraged the Iraqi soldiers. Psychological warfare, yo!

                Edit: I probably should have said “the USA invasion of Iraq” and not “our”. Idk if you’re American. Oh well! The point remains the same.