Nowadays, there is no day in our lives where either TVs, GPS systems, Cell Phones, or Computers are not used. This is primarily one reason why our technology, and research and development into Robots are intensifying. Most robots however, are used for military. In The Korean Demilitarized Zone, the Samsung TechWin SGR-1 is employed to ward off North Korean invaders, if they ever try to come over the border (which they have done, and failed numerous times).
The SGR - 1 has a grenade launcher, and has a variety of cameras to detect invading North Koreans. It has been encoded to recognize which "line" is the border, where the North and South Koreans are supposed to be. The Grenade Launcher will automatically fire if this "line" is crossed.
This is just one of the many thousands of new robots that have been developed to combat, or defend against intruders. One main danger is, that the robots could gain a mind of its own and bite back. After all it is possible. Already, the modern web poses dangers to others, which include spyware, viruses, and trackers. The robots we produce may be smart enough to the extent that it cannot function without proper human maintennace. However, with our ongoing industrialization, robots could eventually break free from human overview and begin acting independently, which is most likely to be disastrous for humans.
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