What we usually see in science fiction workskiller robots It’s one of the things humanity is most afraid of becoming a reality in the coming years. Every day we come across a new production with the theme ‘killer robot’. The most recent example of this is Apple TV+’s upcoming movie “Dolly.” Adapted from a short story, the production centers on a killer robot who kills its billionaire owner. If we go back to the past, we come across these robots in many movies like Terminator and iRobot.

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

Killing robots are already being used

While the films that explore this topic are successful, they don’t make very accurate predictions about real ‘killer robots’. Because these devices that we encounter in reality are just like in the movies. no evil and sentient humanoid robots. It would not be an understatement to say that there are many years to come for the technologies that will allow these robots to actually exist. In fact, contrary to fears, there’s a possibility that robots that could be described as “sensitive” don’t really exist.

So what are today’s 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 become 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 their simple, weaponized drones. If we look at the news every day, we see that this kind of technology has replaced traditional military vehicles. This shows that wars are now very different from 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. Potential Ethical, Legal and Technical Controversies in a more dangerous direction and reveals that autonomous weapon systems could, to some extent, become the “killer robots” we see in movies for years to come. For this reason, many steps are being taken in this area.

Companies and countries have already started taking precautions

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 robotic platforms. These companies, which also excel in artificial intelligence, that they will never arm their robot platforms announced.

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

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

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

Could Turkey be a drone power?

Of course, when we talk about such technologies, we should not ignore our country. Turkey, Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SİHA) one of the leading countries in its production. The drones used in Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, are aiding Turkey’s technological progress. In addition, the high production of these vehicles shows that the country will be strong in the field of drones in the coming years. Of course, it should not be taken for granted that these autonomous weapon systems must be used properly so that a terrible future does not arise.