Robot wars: What is the role of drones and robots in wars and how will they shape the future of the US military? AlJazeera

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In a 24-minute, English-language video Al Jazeera examines the present use and ongoing development of military robots, addressing the question where the decisions being made today will take us.

Over the past decade, the US military has shifted the way it fights its wars, deploying more unmanned systems in the battlefield than ever before.