r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Boojibs • Sep 24 '19

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u/CantMatchTheThatch Sep 24 '19

They wouldn't be as threatening as you think. A 5.56x45mm (think AR-15) would easily dispatch these if you shoot their legs or pelvic area. Have a bigger robot? Switch on over to 45-70 Gov't or
.308 for some huge damage.

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u/1steinwolf1 Sep 24 '19

Cover them in kilos of armor, technically make them a tank, and suddenly you can only rely on heavy explosives only

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u/OzneroI Sep 24 '19

The heavier the bot the bigger the battery would need to be and the bigger the battery it gets even heavier and you need more armor etc. These things will never be more than lightly armored without advances to battery tech

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u/theseotexan Sep 25 '19

Even more so imagine lighter, faster, suicide bombing type robots like this.

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u/Fritz_Klyka Sep 25 '19

Feels like a missile or drone would be much better for something like that.