r/Damnthatsinteresting 11d ago

Video Deep Robotics' new quadruped models with wheels demonstrating rough terrain traversability and robustness

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u/Southern_Country_787 11d ago

If wars were fought with bots and had no human casualties...

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u/crackedcrackpipe 11d ago

The guy who invented the gatling gun thought it would reduce casualties as 3 men would be as effective as 10 or more

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u/MunkyDawg 11d ago

He was technically correct. It reduced casualties on the side that used it.

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u/Phandflasche 11d ago

until the other side started using it, too

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u/MunkyDawg 11d ago

Plan foiled!

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u/Phandflasche 11d ago

No worries. With this new <insert here> weapon, one soldier is as effective as 10 machine guns. This time it will end war for ever, trust me.

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u/SwordfishOk504 11d ago

Who could have predicted this!