What could possibly go wrong? U.S. Army wants to give war robots more power to 'make their own decisions'

• Trucks that 'drive themselves' already under test
• Military is testing 'autonomous' robots that follow soldiers
• Robots will use laser-imaging to build their own 3D image of the world
• Will be 'supervised' by soldiers

Armies of robots including dog-like creatures walking on four legs and huge lumbering trucks are the stuff of science fiction - specifically, bleak films such as The Terminator series.

But the U.S. military not only wants more robots - it wants more 'autonomous' robots, robots free to make their own decisions on the battlefield.

A new robot is described as 'like a dog' that follows troops on the battlefield - and future models will use technologies such as laser imaging to build their own picture of the world.

The 'legged squad support system' or LS3: But the U.S. military not only wants more robots - it wants more 'autonomous' robots, robots free to make their own decisions on the battlefield

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