Israel's unmanned bulldozers breaking ground in Gaza war

[rto]

At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the bulky bulldozer turning up soil at a testing site in central Israel, but as it pulled closer it became clear: the driver's cabin is eerily empty.

This is the Robdozer, a fortified engineering vehicle manned remotely, and in this case operated from a military expo halfway across the globe in Alabama.

Army engineers and military experts say that the Robdozer -- the robotic version of Caterpillar's D9 bulldozer -- is the future of automated combat.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/israels-unmanned-bulldozers-breaking-ground-095915949.html

Killdozer 2.0

[Sanders]

If they can do a remote controlled dozer, they can do a remote controlled tank. Something to ponder.

[Johnny]

If they can do a remote controlled dozer, they can do a remote controlled tank. Something to ponder.

The weakest link to many of these weapons is the crew. Eliminate the crew and can design weapons that are smaller, lighter and cheaper. Trouble is... as soon as you eliminate the crew, you eliminate a thinking human being who can react to the unexpected.