Droid Army, in the real world. How possible is this, And why is this the best army? Today we will answer these and other questions, and also find out why the droid army is one of the most effective in Star Wars, and very promising in the real world. In Star Wars, the Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems is a full-fledged army of trillions of combat and auxiliary droids of various types and purposes - weak and cheap but numerous and easy to produce B-1 infantry droids, snail-shaped tanks NR-N-99 Persuader-class droid enforcer, wheeled MLRS IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank, O-G-9 homing spider droid, various aircraft and spacecraft represented by Vulture-class starfighter Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Hyena-class Droid Bombers, HMP (Heavy Missile Platform) droid gunship, strategy droids , managing regiments and divisions, and many other combat robotic equipment. Today we will
look at the effectiveness of such an army, and also analyze the realism of infantry battle droids. Each battle droid is an independent combat unit. Depending on the model, their weapons range from a light infantry blaster to a heavy tank laser cannon. The most common weapon used
by B-1 droids was the E-5 light blaster rifle. The E-5 was a blaster rifle characterized by its short barrel. At the bottom of the weapon was the handle that contained at the front end of which the trigger and a trigger guard. Minimal and single pressure on the trigger
permitted continuous fire.[1][5] The blaster gas cartridge was introduced at the rear end of the weapon while the power pack was inserted on the left side. A waste energy conduit was attached to the top of the barrel to remove excess heat from the barrel and gas-charging chamber, limiting overheating. The weapon was made of detachable modules that could be replaced.
The barrel itself was interchangeable and could be changed with broad-fire pattern tip.The E-5 usually fired red blaster bolts. It could fire in space and underwater. The E-5 blaster was developed to be used by battle droids with minimum processing. The handle was designed for the three-fingered hand of the B-1-Series battle droid but the weapon could also easily be used by organics such as Humans. B-1 battle droids were programmed to use the weapon with their two hands but the light and small-sized blaster could also be fired with one hand. In Star Wars, blasters are different types of energy weapons that use similar principles, but have their own characteristics. In design, the blasters used by the droids are slightly different from the DC series of plasma blasters used by the clones of the Grand Army of the Republic from the previous issue.
The E-5 blaster fired a compressed, focused, high-energy particle-beam that was very destructive, commonly referred to as a "bolt". Generating the bolt relied on two components: a gas cartridge filled with an energy-rich blaster gas (typically Tibanna) and a power pack. When the blaster was fired, a small amount of gas moved from the cartridge through the Heter valve into the gas conversion enabler chamber, commonly called the XCiter. In this chamber, the power pack energized the gas, before it passed into the actuating blaster module, where the now extremely high-energy gas was transformed into a compressed beam of intense energy particles, coupled with intense light. The particle beam was then focused through a prismatic crystal or a similar device, which generated a deadly high-energy particle beam, fired from the emitter nozzle as a bolt of glowing energy. The color of the bolt depended on the
gas used and the type of focusing device, and could vary from red to blue to orange to white. A side effect of firing blasters was the gas conversion enabler heating up as gas was energized by the power pack, which could cause blasters to overheat, sometimes to the point of destruction. Additionally, a small amount of ozone was emitted as a trace product of the bolt emerging from the emitter nozzle, lending blaster bolts a distinctive smell.
Developing such a blaster in real life is an extremely difficult task, exceeding current technological capabilities. Creating a device of this kind faces a number of technical, energy and engineering problems. First of all, plasma requires enormous energy resources, exceeding the capabilities of existing portable energy sources, even using advanced technologies. Compact blasters require powerful power supplies that do not currently exist in a compact, portable form suitable for a weapon. In addition, plasma is typically high in temperature, and creating a stable and controllable plasma without causing device damage due to thermal dissipation issues is a major challenge. Controlling and confining plasma is also challenging due to its rapid propagation and reaction to the environment, making precise flow direction difficult. Plasma blasters can be dangerous due to high energy,
heat and ionization, making it difficult to ensure safety when using such weapons. The use of complex magnetic fields to control and contain the plasma also presents technological challenges. Even if all of the above problems can be solved, the question arises of creating a plasma blaster with high efficiency, capable of transferring plasma to the target without significant energy loss, which is also not an easy task. At the moment, the implementation of the plasma blaster concept in real life is extremely unlikely due to the aforementioned technical, energy and safety limitations. That is, the problems are similar to the clone plasma blasters from the previous video.
Similar obstacles are observed with the creation of weapons for battle droids of other models, including tanks and fighters. A detailed analysis of the realism of some equipment of the droid army, for example the AAT tank or Sypertank prototype, is in a separate video on the channel. Unless it is easier to place the necessary units of plasma and laser weapons in large military equipment. However, such energy weapons Similar obstacles with creating armor and droid hulls. In the real world, creating armor and hull materials that can completely protect against plasma blaster shots appears to be virtually impossible due to a number of technological, physical and engineering limitations. Plasma shots, as suggested in science fiction, are high
in temperature and energy, which poses significant challenges to developing effective protection. First, the armor must have outstanding thermal properties to successfully absorb and dissipate the intense heat generated by the plasma shot. This requires the use of materials that can withstand extreme temperatures, which currently poses a challenge. Secondly, there is the issue of energy density of plasma shots, which requires the armor to have a high degree of efficiency in absorbing and dissipating energy. Such requirements go beyond existing technologies and materials. Additionally, creating armor that could effectively protect against plasma blasts would require significant engineering and scientific advances in materials science, thermal science, energy, and other disciplines. Currently, we do not have technological solutions that can provide the necessary combination of properties to create such armor.
By the way, only B-2 droids will need such armor, which can withstand many hits from plasma charges. While the B-1 can be disabled after the first hit, because in Star Wars, this droid basically has no armor, and its body serves only a structural function. So, only B-2 armor will be needed. However, it is quite possible to equip droids with armor comparable to that of light armored vehicles to protect against modern types of small arms.
Like any robotic military equipment, droids had various electronic components. The standard B-1 infantry droid has no markings. This modification was the most common model in the Trade Federation army, and later in the CIS. The droid had no AI and received
all commands from the control station. He had a powerful comlink and a battery on his back that allowed him to operate autonomously from several hours to several days without recharging. Most vehicles of this modification were armed with E-5 carbines. Sometimes they used sniper rifles, grenade launchers and grenades. A few years before the Clone War, they finally received primitive artificial intelligence and a vocabulator, which significantly affected the cost of the machine. The officer droids of the OOM series were strikingly different from other B-1s in their equipment. Outwardly, their difference was manifested only in the yellow markings
on the “shoulders”. They led the rest of the B-1s on the battlefield, partially replacing the control station. The first series of OOMs were dependent on the control station, switching off immediately as soon as communication with it was lost, despite the fact that theoretically they could act autonomously. This modification had AI and a vocabulator. Pilot droids were distinguished from other B-1s by blue markings on their "shoulders". They had a number of built-in programs that allowed them to control almost any equipment of the Trade Federation, from speeders to spaceships. They did not have batteries or powerful comlinks behind them, since they communicated with the control station through the communication device of their vehicles and were powered by energy from them. By the beginning of the Clone Wars,
Pilot droids had almost disappeared from the Trade Federation troops, and their role was taken over by ordinary B-1s. Only a small number of droids of this modification survived to the end of the war. Security droids were distinguished from other modifications by brown or red markings on their “shoulders.” They were intended to guard bases, protect ships from boarding, and sometimes served as bodyguards for high-ranking Trade Federation officials. Security droids did not have batteries on their backs, as they were always in close proximity to a source of electricity. All security droids had primitive artificial intelligence and a vocabulator. Trade Federation were actively used during the invasion of Naboo and over the next decade. After the modernization of
the B-1 carried out before the Clone Wars, this modification was removed from service. It is quite possible to create humanoid robots similar or even identical in appearance to B-1 and B-2. And advances in the field of robotics and AI will allow earthly robots to be in no way inferior in mobility to their colleagues from the films. For example, look at what tricks the Atlas robots from Boston Dynamics and others perform. As for smart hardware, that is, various electronics, modern technologies make it possible to easily recreate the corresponding scanners, guidance devices, communication systems, etc.
That is, structurally, the B-1 droid from Star Wars can be created in reality right now. For example, based on Tesla-Bot, or another suitable basis. Only cosmetic changes will be needed. And the earthly robot will be in no way inferior to its fantastic brother. Except perhaps the lack of energy weapons. But in the case of B-2,
it will not be possible to create the necessary armor and blasters on Earth, which are part of the drode’s design. But other characteristics of B-2 will remain at the same level, and the design itself is also quite feasible to create now, for example, using the Atlas robot as a basis. But as for the rationality of such a design of Star Wars clankers? Droids B-2, and especially B-1, are androids, that is, anthropomorphic humanoid robots whose body outwardly resembles the silhouette of a human body. By the way, in Star Wars, when creating B-1, Baktoid engineers were inspired by the skeletons of the Neimoidians, a humanoid race. In the
Trade Federation, the concept of anthropomorphic droids was primarily driven by the intention of completely replacing living soldiers and officers. Including infantry. B-1s were just an analogue of light infantry, operating in the style of linear infantry tactics of the 17th-19th centuries in the real world. The B-1 design has many weak points. Or rather, the entire droid is one big weak point, due to the lack of armor. But if one B-1 had extremely weak combat characteristics, then a squad of several dozen and even more so hundreds of droids posed a serious threat. Therefore, the minimum droid unit was a platoon consisting of 50 B-1s, under the command of a droid officer - a modernized B-1. Of course, during the battle, the tactics of the linear infantry led to large losses of CIS forces, but the extremely low price of droids (the standard modification of the infantry B-1 cost 900 credits) made it possible to produce them in huge quantities, and not pay attention to the losses. In addition, new ones were assembled from the wreckage of
destroyed droids. This is why such fragile combat vehicles show many signs of battle damage, each of which could disable the droid. But what was very important was that the attacking formation of hundreds of droids created a huge density of fire, which, under certain circumstances, led to large losses among the opponents of the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. And these were losses in manpower, in people and xenos. While the separatists were
losing soulless pieces of iron. And even before the Clone Wars, the sight of a marching armada of droids had a strong psychological effect on the defenders. For the same reason, for the purpose of psychological impact, the droid was made quite tall by human standards - 1 meter 91 cm. By the way, the mass of B-1 was 55 kg, due to which the droid’s legs were quite thin. So the tactic of an open massive attack by droids makes sense, at least in the lore of the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Similar tactics for using B-2 droids. Except that these droids were much more durable, better armed,
and more expensive. The price of a standard B-2 was 3300 credits. That is, almost 4 times higher. However, the combat effectiveness of the B-2 was several times higher than that of the B-1. From an economic point of view, the droid army was much more effective than the opposing army of clones, and even the army of simple living sentients. On average, during the War, there were 50 droids destroyed per clone killed. That is, CIS suffered losses of approximately 50 thousand loans. Or approximately 100 thousand, if you take into account the price of B-2. And the cost of growing, educating, training and arming one ordinary clone was several hundred thousand credits. That is, the separatists caused damage to the Republicans 4 times more than they received
themselves. In addition, clones take ten years to grow and prepare, while droids can be churned out by the tens of thousands per day. In protracted conflicts, the side whose army is cheaper and whose losses are replenished faster always wins. Thus, the droid army is many times superior to the clone army in terms of price/quality ratio. By the way, for economic reasons, many armies
of different Star Wars states, including the army of the Old Republic, were partially equipped with droids. Often, droids were infantry, and regular flesh-and-blood soldiers were either special forces fighters, such as the clone commandos of the Clone Army, or were second and third echelon infantry, where casualties were much lower. For example, in the game Star Wars The Old Republic, different models of battle droids of the Army of the Old Republic are shown. Such an army made it possible to significantly reduce the cost of its maintenance, as well as save many lives of soldiers and officers, which is extremely important for the image of the state. That is, the most simple and cheap design of the B-1 in conjunction with the tactics of their use is completely justified in the realities of Star Wars. But in reality, such tactics can be extremely ambiguous. Yes, in the case of mass production
of inexpensive combat robots with similar characteristics, one will not have to worry much about the large losses of such consumables. But it is not at all a fact that earthly industry will be able to make such cheap and at the same time functional robots. If the price for one robot is higher, it would be more advisable to make a protected machine. For example, analogue B-2. In fact, the B-2 can already be classified as a heavy infantry class. By the way, in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, B-2 was created to strengthen B-1. Depending on the model, they are armed with two double-barreled rapid-fire blasters, two barrels per arm, or one double-barreled blaster in one arm, and a rocket launcher in the other arm. In reality, the weapon built into the robot is a
pretty good solution that simplifies guidance and maintenance. Blasters will be replaced by high-velocity machine guns, or even autocannons. With some modifications and changes to the body and an increase in the dimensions of the machine, this is quite possible to do. Moreover, in one manipulator you can place conventional small arms to combat unarmored targets, and in the other manipulator - an autocannon to combat light armored vehicles and heavy enemy infantry, including clones in exoskeletons from the previous video, or a grenade launcher to destroy heavy armored vehicles. It is also possible to place additional missile weapons on the back of the robot. Accordingly, the armor will be strengthened to increase the survivability and effectiveness of
the combat unit. Reflections in this direction can be continued up to multi-ton, multimeter combat robots that perform the functions of breakthrough tanks, but we will focus on relatively small vehicles belonging to the class of heavy infantry. It can also be very useful to upgrade the walking chassis of robots with wheels or tracks that will transform depending on the type of terrain and the required speed of movement. For example, like walking excavators. This will speed up the movement of robots during marching, patrolling, and reduce energy costs, while at the same time walking legs will provide good cross-country ability and the ability to move along stairs, curbs, and other infrastructure elements. It is also possible to create robots with 4 or more supports, thanks to which robots will be able to move even in places impassable for humans, and the presence of magnetic grips like the B-1 and B-2 droids, allowing them to move along steep cliffs and ceilings, will make such robots a very dangerous adversary, such as the LM-432 crab droid. But within the framework of our topic, we are considering the most effective infantry robots, so let’s put aside thoughts in the direction of creating large multi-legged walkers. In general, it will be extremely promising to create a modular design
of robots, allowing the installation of different combat modules in manipulators and on the body, different chassis with different numbers of legs. It is also worth saying that an excessive amount of walking support can be harmful for robots of this class. The most likely are two-legged robots for movement in ordinary terrain, and four-six or even eight-legged ones for movement in mountainous areas. It is also possible to install jetpacks, like the B-2 super rocket trooper. Such models can be used in airborne units and rapid reaction units, but the high cost of the design is unlikely to make this modification widespread. However, even a small unit of such vehicles can be very effective, especially in conjunction with infantry robots. The large weight of a heavy infantry robot will limit the flight time to a maximum of several
tens of minutes, but even this time will be enough to cause serious damage to the enemy. All of the above applies to B-2 and other droids with similar characteristics. But what about B-1? Being light robots, in the real world they are unlikely to be used in open combat due to the fragility described above, and the high cost of earthly production will make their use in a mass attack with high casualties impractical. So there are two options: either our civilization will not
use light robotic infantry at all, preferring heavy robotic infantry, which is most likely. Or light robots with improved AI, mobility and stealth will be used as saboteurs and scouts, such as commando droids or IG series assassin droids. It is quite possible that they will be used in conjunction with ordinary people, which makes such special forces units especially dangerous, due to human creative thinking and the combat capabilities of machines. But even so, this is a task for the commando droids from Star Wars, while the B-1s will be unclaimed. By the way, the presence of mechanical fingers on manipulators will greatly increase the independence of all robots. In particular, they will be able to independently press buttons on elevators, dashboards, and hold various tools. In the Galaxy Far, Far Away, these
design features and specialized programming enabled droids to man the ships of the CIS fleet. This is described in detail in the corresponding videos about the Separatists ships. As with clone armor, the droid armor and body will be covered in various camouflage elements. Heavy infantry robots wear camouflage, special forces robots can use camouflage nets, etc. Thus, in the real world, B-1 droids will simply not be needed due to their high price, but the more armored or heavily armed B-2, flexible and mobile commando droids, and other types of humanoid combat robots, with the necessary earthly modifications and modifications, will be in great demand.
In general, in the modern world we have not yet switched to the mass use of combat robots due to several main reasons: firstly, price. For example, the price of a civilian, relatively low-functional Atlas robot is hundreds of thousands of dollars. To replace infantry from living soldiers with robots, the price of a combat unit should be an order of magnitude lower. Secondly, the primitiveness of the technology. Robotics has only been really actively developing in recent decades, and AI, which is necessary for the full functioning of combat robots, reached a decent level only a couple of years ago. That is, earthly technologies are simply not yet ready to replace living soldiers with robotic ones. Nevertheless, robots of varying
degrees of autonomy are already being actively used by the armed forces of developed countries. Perhaps the most widespread use has been the use of combat and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle. Work is also actively underway to create robotic ground combat vehicles - from small patrol wedges to multi-ton tanks. But still, they are still at the experimental stage, and without fundamental breakthroughs in the field of robotics and cheaper robot designs, they will not become truly widespread in the near future. In addition, so far only a very small percentage of robotic military systems are walking robots, while most of them have a wheeled or tracked chassis The robot army concept is an innovative approach to organizing and conducting military operations based on the use of autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI)-controlled robots. This
concept involves a variety of technologies, including robotics, machine learning, sensor systems and advanced weapons, combined to improve the efficiency and safety of military operations. Robots in the army have a high degree of autonomy, which allows them to make decisions in real time based on the analysis of data from various sources. This includes the ability to locate targets, assess the battlefield situation, and make decisions on tactics and strategy. The autonomy aspect in the context of a robot army is a comprehensive system that provides a high degree of independence in action and decision making on the part of the robots, while minimizing human intervention. Key elements in this aspect are sensory processing and machine learning. Sensory processing plays a fundamental role in enabling robots to perceive their environment using a variety of sensors, including cameras, radar, lidar, infrared and ultrasonic sensors. These sensors provide robots with the ability to locate objects, recognize targets, and collect data for later analysis. In this regard, a real robotic military force would
be significantly superior to the droid army of a Galaxy Far, Far Away, which, to please the cinema, has many weaknesses in the field of enemy detection. In particular, many droids rely only on optical surveillance devices. And only specialized models, such as reconnaissance droids, have multi-band scanners capable of detecting various radiation, and receiving information about the environment through various observation devices - from conventional optics, to infrared and ultraviolet scanners, radars and other devices inherent in all future earthly combat robots. However, true autonomy is achieved not so much through cool scanners, but through processing the collected data using machine learning and artificial intelligence. Robots learn through
experience, making real-time decisions based on algorithms and previous scenarios. This ability to learn allows them to adapt to different conditions on the battlefield, improving their effectiveness and ability to cope with changing situations. And the droids from Star Wars again lose in this aspect. Initially, B-1 did not have their own AI at all. Their memory blocks contained thousands of commands for movement options to relieve the processor, and the processor itself performed simple calculations, including aiming, overcoming obstacles, and so on.
General commands for the movement vector and the target for shooting came from the Trade Federation Core-ship, equipped with a very powerful supercomputer with colossal computing power, about which there is a detailed video on the channel. Due to periodic delays in communication, including those caused by the long process of processing information and making decisions, clankers quite often found themselves in a kind of stupor, waiting for the order to arrive. Later, the Neimoidians in particular, and the Confederates in general, equipped all battle droids - from infantrymen to self-propelled tanks - with weak artificial intelligence. This was primarily caused by the droids being disabled when the mothership was destroyed. But it was a rather weak and incomplete AI, much inferior to the electronic firmware of tactical droids. In addition, the droids' memory block was regularly cleaned, which did not contribute to the deep learning of the clankers based on their experience, and as a result, primitiveness.
The reason for such actions was an incident that once occurred in the Trade Federation, during which droids with advanced AI destroyed part of the corporation's leadership. However, many droids that were not subject to timely memory clearing could act in an unconventional manner, guided by the experience gained in battle. Moreover, some droids could begin to develop as individuals, which led to non-standard and quite effective combat decisions. This made even simple B-1s a truly dangerous opponent. However, there were relatively few such “evolved” droids. The vast majority of droid infantry were simple metal blockheads.
But in a real army of robots of the future, the autonomy of combat robotic units is not limited to simply executing software commands, but includes the ability to analyze, learn and make independent decisions based on the perception of the environment. This allows for more flexible and effective use of robots in various military scenarios. Also, robots in the army must be able to effectively interact with each other and with human forces, creating unified command and control. The primary goal of this aspect is to create a unified command structure that enhances joint operations and ensures the successful execution of missions on the battlefield. An important component of this aspect is advanced network technologies that provide reliable and high-speed communication channels between robots and other components of the military system. These technologies include the use of high-frequency wireless links, satellite links and other advanced communications, providing continuous data transmission. In the context of effective collaboration,
data integration is also very important. Various robots exchange information in real time, creating an overall picture of the situation on the battlefield. Data integration involves communicating information about enemy force dispositions, detected threats, and strategic intelligence to enable more accurate decision making. The purpose of this aspect is also to ensure interaction between robots and human forces. This is achieved by creating a flexible command and control system that allows a person to effectively coordinate the actions of robots in accordance with strategic and tactical goals. That is, one of the aspects of Network-centric warfare. Thus, effective collaboration is an integral
part of the robot army concept, ensuring that robots work effectively in concert with human forces and with each other. In many ways, it is this component, combined with high mobility, that can ensure victory, even over an enemy that is many times superior in numbers and weaponry. In Star Wars this aspect is explored quite well. The animated series often shows well-established interaction between different branches of the CIS droid army, including timely reinforcements, artillery and air strikes, and so on. But still, in some places it remains very mediocre, also due to the poorly developed AI of the droids. And in the real world, such interaction will be much better with the proper approach. In general, the use of artificial intelligence within the robot army concept is a key element aimed at integrating advanced technologies and artificial intelligence algorithms to ensure high efficiency, adaptability and autonomy of robotics on the battlefield.
Artificial intelligence introduces an element of self-learning and analytical ability into the work of robots, which allows them to quickly adapt to various scenarios and combat conditions. AI-equipped robots are capable of processing vast amounts of data from multiple sources, including sensors, cameras, radar and others, to quickly and accurately analyze their surroundings. Artificial intelligence systems allow robots to make decisions in real time based on information received, taking into account variables such as dynamic changes on the battlefield and tactical features of enemy actions. Machine learning is included in the functionality, allowing robots to continuously improve their skills and adapt to new situations based on the experience collected. The use of artificial intelligence also promotes a high degree of autonomy for robots, allowing them to make decisions and act even in conditions of limited communication with human operators. This increases efficiency in complex operations and reduces dependence on constant human intervention.
Overall, the integration of artificial intelligence into a robotic army increases the efficiency and flexibility of military operations, creating a high-tech and autonomous military force capable of adapting to the dynamics of the modern combat environment. So, the issue of equipping with advanced AI will be a priority when transferring an army of droids into the real world, and when creating your own robotic armed forces. But as in Star Wars, special attention will be paid to the problem of the unpredictability of AI and its control by humans.
The human control aspect of artificial intelligence in the context of a robot army is integral to ensuring safety and ethical standards in the use of autonomous systems. The adoption of advanced AI technologies comes with the need to establish clear controls that ensure the safe and ethical use of these technologies. The primary aspect of AI control is the ability of humans to interact with AI systems and make decisions about their use. A person must be able to set goals, parameters and limits for the operation of autonomous systems, as well as intervene in their actions if necessary. This ensures that the AI's actions are controlled and directed in accordance with the strategic and ethical aspects of military operations.
An important element of oversight is the development and application of ethical standards for the use of AI for military purposes. These standards must include the principles of fairness, minimizing the number of victims, respect for international law and human rights. The human factor in the control of AI is important to prevent possible negative consequences and errors that may arise as a result of the autonomous actions of robotic systems, and which the corporations from Star Wars were so afraid of. Technical controls, such as the ability to disable robots, create black box systems to track decisions made and audit actions, also play an important role in ensuring the safety and transparency of the use of AI for military purposes. Human control of AI not only strengthens the safety and effectiveness of military operations, but also expresses the responsible use of technology in accordance with moral and ethical standards, providing a balanced and effective approach to the use of autonomous robotic systems in military scenarios.
It was the tragic experience of the lack of timely control over the AI of droids in Star Wars that led to severe, and even unnecessary restrictions in the programming of clankers. Also in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, the united cybernetic army of mega-corporations boasts a wide range of various combat and auxiliary droids, as well as manned equipment. Such diversity is extremely important, and allows the use of the most suitable equipment in certain conditions, providing an advantage on the battlefield and the most effective execution of the task. Various types of robots within the framework of the concept of such an army is a multi-level strategy aimed at creating and introducing various classes of machines specialized to perform various tasks on the battlefield. This aspect strives to provide versatility and flexibility in the use of
robotics, adapted to the specific conditions and requirements of combat operations. If in Star Wars the approach to this issue was not so serious due to the fact that this is still a beautiful space science fiction and media product, and not a guide to creating armed forces. Moreover, the hallmark of which is still lightsabers and Jedi with the story of Skywalker, then in reality the best specialists in the relevant fields will work on various classes of unmanned and manned combat vehicles. As part of the variety of types of robots, military forces can include in their arsenal unmanned aerial vehicles, ground robots, underwater drones, and a huge number of other relatively few but extremely effective in certain conditions highly specialized robots. Each type of robot specializes in a specific area, providing maximum effectiveness in different combat scenarios.
They are designed to meet specific needs and missions, allowing them to effectively address a variety of combat scenarios. Moreover, the variety of robots provides the Army with the ability to quickly respond to a variety of threats, improving tactical flexibility and adaptability to changing combat conditions. This approach to the diversity of types of robots once again emphasizes the importance of integrating communication and control systems, allowing different types of unmanned military equipment to effectively interact with each other and with human forces. This ensures the creation of a unified and coordinated army of robots capable of quickly solving a wide range of problems in a modern combat environment. The economic benefits and productivity of such an army are very important. After all,
military doctrine has always depended on economics. Cheaper and easier-to-manufacture systems have always outperformed complex and expensive counterparts in the long run. The superiority of a robotic army over a purely human one, from an economic point of view, is a complex and promising aspect that provides a number of economic benefits and efficiency in military operations. Robots, having a high degree of autonomy and accuracy in performing tasks, are able to work around the clock without the need for rest or shifts. This can significantly increase the overall productivity and efficiency of military operations. A robotic army that operates without the constant need to satisfy physical or emotional needs provides sustainability and longevity to combat operations. In addition, robots often require
less technical and medical support compared to human forces. They do not need food, rest, medical care or social benefits. This could significantly reduce military support costs, freeing up resources for other areas. Thanks to the artificial intelligence
and machine learning described above, robotic systems can also effectively adapt to different combat scenarios, minimizing losses and reducing the need for constant training and retraining. This in turn helps to optimize training programs and reduce staff training costs. Using the same artificial intelligence and network technologies, a robotic army can also provide more accurate and relevant data for rapid decision-making, which minimizes risks and losses. Effective use of technology reduces human errors, which can ultimately save resources and costs. Thus, the robotic army represents a cost-effective and efficient option in the military field, providing increased productivity, reduced costs and increased sustainability in military operations. However, it is important to take into account social and ethical aspects,
as well as maintain a balance between technological benefits and human values. Thus, the robotic army represents an evolutionary step in the field of military technology, with the potential to outperform purely human forces in various aspects of military operations. One of the key advantages of a robotic army is its effectiveness in combat. Possessing a high degree of autonomy and the ability to operate in conditions unfavorable for humans, such as high-risk areas, radiation zones or areas with limited access. Their ability to make decisions independently and carry out tasks allows them to effectively respond to dynamically changing combat scenarios. Robots are not subject to the physical and psychological limitations of humans. They can withstand extreme loads, operate in high or low temperature conditions,
and also remain in constant combat readiness for a long time. This gives the robotic army an advantage in maintaining a constant presence on the battlefield and performing high-intensity missions. Overall, the robotic army represents a promising path forward in defense and security, providing superiority in efficiency, flexibility and adaptability that could significantly change the face of future military conflicts. But in the real world, such an army has not yet been created due to technological and economic difficulties. However, in the future we will undoubtedly see full-fledged robots in the ranks of the armed forces, and there is a good chance that in many ways they will be similar to the droids from Star Wars!
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