I've said it before: Fill paintballs with fast sealing epoxy. Shoot the ~~glass!!~~ - joints.
If we are fighting articulating robots at somepoint, we are going to need all sorts of anti-robot-specific munitions.
Grease/Lubricant balls so a bot wont have traction?
Epoxy balls.
Expanding foam coatings.
Caustic liquids to thwart camera lenses/sensors.
So while I appreciate that the "battle bot" reality is hitting the field (of engineering) hard... What defense mechanisims are needed/do these have?
For example, applying the above on the offense: Have the bot be able to identify external intel-threats, such as cameras, or relatively-slow-moving-paintballs and deploy "chaff" against them. Perhaps a ball-popping laser which can track inbound rounds, or the source of said balls.
If we are fighting articulating robots at somepoint, we are going to need all sorts of anti-robot-specific munitions.
Grease/Lubricant balls so a bot wont have traction?
Epoxy balls.
Expanding foam coatings.
Caustic liquids to thwart camera lenses/sensors.
So while I appreciate that the "battle bot" reality is hitting the field (of engineering) hard... What defense mechanisims are needed/do these have?
For example, applying the above on the offense: Have the bot be able to identify external intel-threats, such as cameras, or relatively-slow-moving-paintballs and deploy "chaff" against them. Perhaps a ball-popping laser which can track inbound rounds, or the source of said balls.