Rise of the machines

摘要

Military robots used to belong to the realms of science fiction, popularised by movies such as the 'Terminator' series, but science fiction is now becoming reality. Since the end of the Cold War era, there has been a significant change in conventional engagement requirements, with the long-established scenarios of infantry, armoured divisions and air forces being deployed against a similarly equipped enemy, replaced by asymmetric warfare scenarios involving coalition forces against irregular forces in remote terrain and urban warfare environments.