Robotized War

See: War, Military Robot, Technological Unemployment, Laws of War, International Committee for Robot Arms Control.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_robot#History
- The use of robots in warfare, although traditionally a topic for science fiction, is being researched as a possible future means of fighting wars. Already several military robots have been developed by various armies.
  Some believe the future of modern warfare will be fought by automated weapons systems.^[1] The U.S. Military is investing heavily in research and development towards testing and deploying increasingly automated systems. The most prominent system currently in use is the unmanned aerial vehicle (IAI Pioneer & RQ-1 Predator) which can be armed with Air-to-ground missiles and remotely operated from a command center in reconnaissance roles. DARPA has hosted competitions in 2004 & 2005 to involve private companies and universities to develop unmanned ground vehicles to navigate through rough terrain in the Mojave Desert for a final prize of $2 Million.^[2]
  The field of artillery has also seen some promising research with an experimental weapons system named “Dragon Fire II” which automates the loading and ballistics calculations required for accurate predicted fire, providing a 12 second response time to fire support requests. However, weapons of warfare have one limitation in becoming fully autonomous: they require human input at certain intervention points to ensure that targets are not within restricted fire areas as defined by Geneva Conventions for the laws of war.

(Singer, 2009) ⇒ Peter W. Singer. (2009). “[http://books.google.com/books?id=AJuowQmtbU4C Wired for war: The robotics revolution and conflict in the 21st century." Penguin Pr. ISBN:1594201986
- Book Overview: A military expert reveals how science fiction is fast becoming reality on the battlefield, changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and ethics that surround war itself.