Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has developed into a high-tech conflict.

Swarms of spy and killer drones have set the skies of Ukraine abuzz, and uncrewed boats have crippled the Russian navy in the Black Sea.

There have been reports of UGVs successfully repelling Russian attacks and even taking enemy soldiers prisoner.

Ukrainian and Russian killer robots are even said to have clashed without humans being present at the site of the battle.

One way in which the brigade has been using these robots is by mounting Kalashnikov machine guns on top.

His battalion has also been using explosive-laden, battery-powered kamikaze UGVs to blow up enemy positions and hideouts.

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[–] 26 points 8 months ago (1 child)

For anyone rushing to "It's Terminator 1!" panic, these are all human-controlled. It's the land version of a predator drone, and Russia has them as well.

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    It's interesting that they always show the one that have a Machine gun mounted on them.

    But as with quadcopter drones, they built all sorts of land vehicles to do supply mission, or so.e made to rescue downed UAVs etc..

    There was a youtube video of the drone crew running night resupply mission bringing food, drinks and all sort of things to the soldiers on the front. Using huge multi rotor.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    Yeah I would think they'd be more useful for indirect tasks also, like supply logistics and sweeping for mines and tripewires.

    Also the ground vehicle pictured has a mounted repeating grenade launcher, rather than a machine gun.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 8 months ago

    Just wanna remind everyone that back in Nov 2025 an injured soldier was rescued by a ground drone after spending 33 days behind enemy lines.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-robot-rescues-soldier-trapped-russian-occupied-territory-ground-drone/

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago*

    Rules of engagement should be Battlebots only. No projectiles.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    If only wars could be fought between these, leaving humans out of it.

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  • [–] 24 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    I'd still prefer gladiatorial flights to the death between politicians.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Then Khamenei would be US president now. I'm not sure if that would be an improvement. But it would have been fun to watch.

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    "Death to...
    ...um, hang on a minute"
    Edit: Khameni

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    They had the right spelling ... no correction required.

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    [–] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Just for the record, kamikaze UGV were used already in WWII.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    The US SUV-style aggressive-looking headlight ports are a nice touch.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Ender's Game

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    [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    It was inevitable.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Still no active weaponry controlled autonomously, so no killer robots here. Just robots that can patrol and alert people when they see something that might need killing.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    They can also do the aiming, which is helpful if it's a drone whizzing around. The operator just pulls the trigger.

    It's a big development, and will have a lot to say about how 21st century warfare works, but if you were expecting Terminator you'll be relieved.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    First day there, BBC?

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