artificial intelligence as it will guns and bombs.The Royal Marines have already taken one step into the AI combat future with “throwbots,” hand-sized drones that can be chucked into a building or behind an obstacle to make sure trips don’t get any unpleasant surprises.The sturdy devices can survive a 30-foot fall, and their computer-stabilised cameras can be sending back data within seconds of landing.43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines are the elite warriors who protect the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent, based in Faslane, Scotland.Troops of 43 Commando specialise in fighting in difficult urban, maritime, and industrial environments.They’ve been using the “throwbots” during recent exercises in Gibraltar to extend the eyes.
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