@jaceblog.bsky.socialIn 2015, DARPA enabled a paralyzed woman to fly an F-35 simulator using only her brain signals.
In 2018, the experiment expanded to three drones controlled simultaneously through a single brain chip.
The US Army's target is cyborg soldiers by 2050.
@jaceblog.bsky.socialEvery drone lost in Ukraine is a data point.
Every ground robot that failed in rubble taught its successor.
China budgeted $300,000 in 2026 to label camera and radar data for humanoid military training.
War is the costliest training set yet.
@jaceblog.bsky.socialIn Ukraine, ground robots retrieve casualties and deliver supplies under fire.
The operator stays behind lines. The robot goes to front. No fatigue or fear. Replaceable if destroyed.
The question remains: who decides to fire?
#IronSoldier #RemoteWarfare #MilitaryAI #Robotics #TechEthics
@jaceblog.bsky.socialChina accounts for 95% of global humanoid robot shipments.
Two days after the 2026 World Humanoid Games, PLA Daily called for accelerating tech transfer to military grounds.
The dance floor and the battlefield are closer than you think.
@jaceblog.bsky.socialThe US military has chased the Iron Man suit since the 1960s.
TALOS was cancelled in 2019, and the Warrior Suit is planned for the 2040s.
But Lockheed's ONYX exoskeleton is already in field testing today.
60 years of trying. Pieces are already deployed!
@jaceblog.bsky.socialBipedal robots use 40% of their energy just to move and 60% of computing power to stay upright.
Ukraine funded combat humanoids, but its actual battlefield robots are wheeled, tracked, and four-legged.
The debate is real. The answer depends on the mission.
