They are not going to be comically incompetent ED209s but robot dogs.
And of course, they start because of COVID.
Honolulu, Hawaii uses a $150,000 robot dog named Spot to “test” the homeless population for Covid, taking their temperature from 7 feet away and otherwise hounding them on the grounds of public health https://t.co/LyQWCIcBrK pic.twitter.com/kDJmnLM9wP
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) October 21, 2021
Where do you think this will end?
What will they not use robot dogs to harass us about?
This is a genie that cannot be put back in the bottle.
Policing people with walking drones is the way of the future.
I want SLAP and rocket launchers before the Karan Dogbots are given guns.
If these things are remote controlled, a judicious application of RF interference would help. Even if they are autonomous, a good zap might do it. The guts of a microwave oven along with a modest dish antenna would create a lot of trouble for most electronics, unless carefully shielded.
A step along the path to the spiders from Minority Report.
I wonder how well that dog will hunt, armored up to stop full metal jacked 40 & 45’s?
40s&w and 45acp?
Iz pistol ammo, iz teh suck.
You just need some lightweight kevlar to stop those completely.
M193 and/or M855, from even a relatively short barrel, is much harder to stop.
Then there’s old school 30-06, or really old school .600 Nitro express.
That reminds me, I need to see if I can go procure more Brenneke slugs for the ol’ gauge.
Take a lesson from the ewoks, and tie both legs together. Yank briskly, and apply spray paint.
Then customize as indicated.
Kidnap it, reprogram it and send it back home.
Since we’re going down the road to Fahrenheit 451- may as well get the mechanical hound assassination bot too.
They have those now:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10091493/Killer-bot-Terrifying-robot-dog-fitted-6-5mm-sniper-RIFLE-unveiled-Army-trade-show.html
SLAP rounds are unreliable and potentially very dangerous to the shooter.
Rocket launchers on the other hand are a better, safer option.
I’d love a nice selection of recoilless rifles and ammunition.
But for armor piercing, m855a1 and m80a1 available to the public at .gov contract pricing would be nice too.