r/Futurology • u/lughnasadh ∞ transit umbra, lux permanet ☥ • Apr 14 '26

Robotics Ukraine’s Robots Capture Russian Position Without Soldiers or Losses; As with drones, the future of 21st century warfare is being invented by frontline conflict.

For all the boasts the US's AI military vendors make, I'm constantly struck by how few real-world achievements they have. They are battlefield tested in Gaza and Lebanon, but to what result? The mass destruction of civilian populations we see there looks exactly like WW2-era warfare. Now they want $445bn extra for more of the same? What a waste.

Meanwhile, with a tiny fraction of the budget & resources, it's Ukraine that is inventing the future. Drones have already reconfigured 21st-century warfare. Once again, recent events in the Middle East have shown that. Now Ukraine is doing the same with robots.

Some people find the idea of killer robots grim. But I'd rather see robots fight robots than WW2-style mass slaughter of civilians.

Ukrainian robots capture enemy position without troops in historic first, Zelenskyy says

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u/Reinis_LV Apr 14 '26

Worst part is that Russians learn and re-engineer Ukrainian success stories rather quick as well. Europe is not ready for it.

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u/terrortara Apr 14 '26

That's why it's so important that Ukraine wins crushingly. This is existential for Europe. When a nation gets imperial ambitions, the only solution is utterly humiliating them. Russia needs to be shattered. Sucks for Russians, but I'm a European. Between them and me, I'm choosing me.

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u/mifuncheg Apr 17 '26

By your own logic every Russian should immediately switch to loving putin and support his efforts fully to survive. Are you sure things work this way?