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How Ukraine Is Replacing Human Soldiers With A Robot Army


Ukraine will field 15,000 uncrewed ground vehicles this year, including combat robots for assaults. How soon before robots start replacing soldiers on the front line?

“Even in civilian contexts, autonomous ground navigation remains unsolved; self-driving cars still struggle with edge cases on paved roads despite years of investment and defined traffic rules,” says Bondar. “The system must be able to perceive its environment in real time, make context-aware decisions, avoid obstacles, and control the vehicle’s complex mechanical systems—all under conditions of GPS denial, degraded comms, and electronic warfare,” says Bondar. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images“While in theory they offer human-like mobility and could eventually move, hide, and take cover like a soldier, their real utility will only become clear through practical battlefield testing,” says Bondar.

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