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Drones are becoming the weapon of choice on today's battlefield. As police departments become increasingly militarized, it seems like only a matter of time before local governments use drones and autonomous robot dogs to control the populace. What might a future with hostile drones be like? In this episode, the boys watched three short videos (links below) and discussed what, if anything, somebody can do about Robotic Doom.

Links:

SlaughterBots (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fa9lVwHHqg

Metalhead (episode, 2017) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6jbebk

How To Defeat A Robot Dog video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUrF_G7KlM

Other links of interest:

Chinese “mosquito” drones: https://interestingengineering.com/military/chinese-military-unveils-mosquito-sized-drones

Black Hornet, micro drone: Black Hornet 4 Nano UAV

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