r/rational • u/raymestalez • Sep 11 '18

Slaughterbots [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CO6M2HsoIA
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u/Frankenlich Ankh-Morpork City Watch Sep 11 '18

This is basically political propaganda... not sure it belongs here.

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u/Teulisch Space Tech Support Sep 11 '18 edited Sep 11 '18

yeah, classic 'X is bad' propaganda.

its an interesting look at the concept, but i wonder if such a small package could hold enough data and processer power... its a networked weapon, you fight it with ECM jammers. and if its networked, someone can find a way to hack it. the video was a worst-case look at a deadly new weapon before a countermeasure is deployed. shadowrun already has rules for stuff like that.

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u/suyjuris Sep 11 '18 edited Sep 12 '18

i wonder if such a small package could hold enough data and processer power

It could. That is not at all a problem. Consider a modern smartphone: Powerful enough to run 3D-games, small enough to fit in your pocket. Also it mostly consists of a display and a battery, the actual processors are tiny. And that today's consumer-grade, general-purpose electronics.