Ancestral Voices Digitalizing War: Robot Warriors at the Gates?

Abstract

In the 21st century, the prospect of a radically different battlefield and home front looms. Robot soldiers will soon march into the fray, and “casualties” will go the way of cavalry charges. This is something to consider as a cultural phenomenon. Moreover, the idea that mechanized devices will have a decisive effect on warfare has always required cognitive dissonance. However, robot soldiers may magnify this gap in perception and inspire delusions of risk-free conflicts, or from a bleaker perspective, wars without end.