As warfare evolves, so does the technology behind it. Autonomous and robotic weapons systems are increasingly used in surveillance, targeting, and lethal operations — often without human oversight or accountability.
These are systems that can select and engage targets without human intervention.
Require human input to initiate an attack but automate everything else (navigation, aiming, tracking).
Still directed by humans, but from afar. Operators may be continents away from the battlefield.
These are general AI platforms or robots with both civilian and military applications.
Not weapons themselves, but critical in targeting, prioritizing, and decision-making pipelines.
“The battlefield is no longer just terrain. It is code.”
Understanding these systems is essential to ensure human rights, ethical constraints, and the ability to surrender remain recognized — even in machine-dominated contexts.