China has begun training its robot wolves to conduct attack missions. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao fears that such unmanned robots are inevitable for every country.
Chinese state-run China media outlet Central Television (CCTV) recently released a 5-minute video, showing the robot wolves running a simulated street battle. Some were equipped with guns, while others carried micro-missiles and grenade launchers.
China flaunts its combat-ready robot wolves
The robots can carry up to a 25 kg load and manoeuvre obstacles 30 cm high. They could smash through doors and steadily move across uneven terrain at a top speed of 15 km/h, as seen in the footage. The units also feature enhanced AI capabilities that allow for real-time data, which enables them to coordinate on their own.
The footage also showed that the robot wolves are able to coordinate with other aerial units for a reconnaissance mission. While they can autonomously coordinate and identify threats or targets, only the human operators at the command centre can authorize final engagement, according to reports.
The Chinese military first showcased the robot wolves, alongside other land-based unmanned machines, during China’s V-Day military parade in September last year. Speaking with the Global Times, a Chinese military affairs expert, Wang Yunfei, said the use of the robots is to provide situational awareness support for human troops and reduce the risks of casualties.
“From another perspective, when adversaries realize they are facing not only fearless soldiers but also relentless machines, they often experience immense psychological pressure,” another expert told the Global Times.
Binance’s CZ says it’s scary
The Chinese-Canadian founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, reacted to the footage on X Saturday, saying it’s scarier than nuclear. He said that the advancements in artificial intelligence will inevitably lead to similar developments in every country, where robots are armed with different firepower.
CZ fears that combat robots can get dangerous with just one hacker. “Sadly, I don’t see a way to avoid it,” he added.
The U.S. already has similar robots in use for commercial and defense needs. Long before China introduced its robot wolves, the U.S. had already been testing armed four-legged machines, which it mostly refers to as “robot dogs.” The U.S. Tyndall Air Force Base deployed a robot dog in 2021 for base security and reconnaissance purposes.
In 2024, the military also conducted a test on Ghost Robotics Vision 60 robots armed with guns at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia.
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Source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/binance-cz-reacts-to-chinas-combat-robot-wolves/
