Killer Robots Are Already Walking Among Us!

What we usually see in science fiction workskiller robots It is one of the things that humanity fears most to become a reality in the years to come. Every day we come across a new ‘killer robot’ themed production. The most recent example of this is Apple TV+’s upcoming movie ‘Dolly’. The production, which will be adapted from a short story, is about a killer robot that kills its billionaire owner. When we go back to the past, we encounter these robots in many movies such as Terminator and iRobot.

These robots in movies are often depicted as devices with a frightening appearance, with a human body-like structure. We even see robots that look like animals are portrayed as such things. Well, what would you think if we told you that these ‘killer robots’ have already entered our lives? Let’s take a look at this issue together.

Killer robots are already being used

Although the films that examine this subject are successful, they do not make very accurate predictions about real ‘killer robots’. Because these devices we encounter in reality are like in the movies. not malicious and conscious humanoid robots. It would not be an understatement to say that there are still many years for the technologies that will enable those robots to actually exist. In fact, contrary to fears, there is a possibility that robots that can be described as ‘sensitive’ do not really exist.

So what are the current ‘killer robots’? For this, we need to look at simpler technologies as opposed to robots in movies. These technologies are currently used by many countries. autonomous weapon systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles. While these tools are very useful in many areas, they can turn into terrible things when armed.

So you see, movies like ‘Eye in the Sky’ and ‘Angel Has Fallen’; Productions that best describe the term ‘killer robot’ because of the simple, armed drones. When we watch the news every day, we see that this kind of technology has now replaced traditional military vehicles. This reveals that wars are now much different than before, with things like drones and autonomous tanks.

Of course, it must be said that it is frightening that autonomous weapon systems play a role in identifying and destroying targets. Possible ethical, legal, and technical controversies in a more dangerous direction and reveals that autonomous weapon systems can turn into reality, to some extent, the ‘killer robots’ we see in movies in the coming years. For this reason, many moves are being made on the subject.

Companies and countries have already started to take precautions

In the past weeks; The world’s leading robotics companies such as Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree Robotics have made decisions regarding robot platforms. These companies, which also stand out in artificial intelligence, that they will never arm their robot platforms announced.

It should be added that this is not the first time the issue has come up. Five years ago, the founders of many artificial intelligence and robotics companies, including Elon Musk, sent an open letter to the use of killer robots. These moves show that measures have already been taken regarding ‘killer robots’.

However, it should be noted that this may not be enough. Earlier with a third partyr had integrated a gun into the dog robot, which looked like it came out of Boston Dynamics’ Black Mirror series.

So you see, it’s up to us to prevent autonomous weapon systems from leading us to a terrible future. According to experts, the best way to avoid such a future is for nations to act collectively and to use these systems, just as with nuclear weapons. regulations bringing in. Many countries and prominent names have brought this issue to the agenda by calling the United Nations about killer robots.

Could Turkey be a drone power?

Of course, when talking about such technologies, we should not ignore our country. Turkey, Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SİHA) one of the leading countries in production. The drones used in Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, are helping Turkey’s technological progress. In addition, the high production of these vehicles reveals that the country will be in a strong position in the coming years in terms of drones. Of course, it should not go without saying that these autonomous weapon systems must be used correctly so that a terrible future does not occur.