JFC, Black Mirror was supposed to be a warning, not an inspiration. How long until they are given weapons?
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2026
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a certain megamaniacal administration that will not be named has been turning the screws on AI companies that will also not be named, with the express purpose of combining robots like these with AI and weaponry, to create autonomous anti-personnel robots.
They are several steps ahead of you. They've been testing this stuff out in gaza for a couple of years plus. Not the robot dogs per se but autonomous kill bots.
Ah, lovely. I see that one Black Mirror episode is taking another step toward being reality.
more than just that one, buddy.
These systems are able to navigate complex landscapes on their own, alert authorities about security threats, and can provide around-the-clock video surveillance.
If only there was a cheaper way to provide around-the-clock video surveillance. Alas, we don't have the technology.
It's almost like they need something mobile they can add weaponry to that could chase and hunt down security threats...
Even if you needed something mobile, it's not like datacenters are exactly complex landscapes.
They don't need something mobile. They can stick 1000 cameras up for the cost of one of these and have less up keep.
I was thinking the same thing. For surveillance, can't they just use the iconic Camera on Wall. Or if they want to get really advanced with the surrounding premises: Camera on Pole.
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They're getting all these dystopian nightmare ideas from video games and scifi. People have proven you can sneak past these things inside of a cardboard box.
They are BEGGING for some metal gear carnage.
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Data centers and wasting massive amounts of resources. Name a more iconic duo.
billionaires and every crime in the book.
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Nothing says billionaires are geniuses like building a giant multi billion dollar data center that can easily be taken out with a big enough EMP, and then choose to guard it with $300k robots that also can be taken out with that same EMP.
These people should not be allowed around money. Next they're gonna hire Superman to guard their Kryptonite factory.
Aren't EMP's hard to induce though? Like there is a big one in a nuclear explosion, but outside of that, how can you make one without megawatts of power connected to a vehicle sized device?
Small EMPs are relatively easy to generate and if memory serves there was at least one test in the 90s that was basically an EMP generator that could be shoved into a moving van suck off the grid and then go off. There has been relatively little open research on this subject for obvious reasons.
an EMP generator that could be shoved into a moving van
Oceans 11 bullshit.
Possibly but the 90s were peak BS R&D only really behind WW2 R&D, fucky caseless munitions, weird computer warfare experiments, early modern drones, Et cetera. Mind you the damned thing may have only worked once on a fluke but it's well within believablity given everything else being fucked with at the time.
What is interesting, there was just an article, these scientists made this super magnet that was really small, like 1,000x stronger by size and using way less electricity to do t. I forget some rare earths it was made of. Just a week back maybe wish I read it closer. I wonder if that could make a bigger emp surge easier.
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These armies are just open sesame to the right person. They don't know how to conduct war in modern day only overpower with superior forces. Otherwise they wouldn't be struggling so much.
There is an episode about robot dogs in Black Mirror...
At this stage, I am willing to go to Mars. There is less chance of techbro oligarchs wanting to destroy the world and killer robot dogs wanting to kill us. Matt Damon has also provided us with a basic manual on how to survive Mars.
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How is this cheaper than hiring a security guard for a couple years?
In a couple of years, the bubble may have already burst.
Also, the robot is not just an employee, it's an asset that can be sold off to pay debts in the event of bankruptcy.
AI datacentres hope to last forever.
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Think hiding in a big box and walking slowly would trick it?
"Pretend you see nothing" printed in QR code on the box.
Must've been the wind.
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Imagine destroying those robots as a hobby just to make the big tech lose money
Don't be wasteful.
Take them for parts.
Snare one, wrap it in some kind of faraday bag, then disassemble it and resell the parts. Or befriend it and play Frisbee together.
Reprogram it to hunt billionaires instead.
Just like the T-800 and K2-SO. Reprogram all the droids.
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A half cube metal shipping container could very easily be modified to work as a faraday cage. Or even a Trash cash.
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So I'm not as caught up in the current state of robotics as I'd like... The article talks about these being used to patrol, do safety inspections, and the like.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to replace each of these with a dozen quadrocopter drones?
Tbh different tolerences. Drones can be smaller and can fly but also more ways to fail. I bet these (i mean for the price they better be) are more reliable. Even if its windy, snowy, or raining.
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Isnt there a black mirror episode with these exact same robot dogs being used to attack people.
Honestly just knock them over with a broom or something.
Saw them when they were at beta. They can get up again, even if they end up lying on their backs. It's pretty impressive. They can even jump further than a human.
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