WATCH: China Airdrops MILITARY Robot Dog Armed With Machine Gun And Ammo

Technology has completely changed how countries fight wars: precision airstrikes, drones and now… militarized robot dogs. Jim Lewis, @Galactic_Trader on Twitter, shared a video early Monday that showed a Chinese robot dog dropped off by a drone. 

Airdropped armed robot dog tested in China

The future has arrived and it doesn't look fun.

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— Jim Lewis 💰⚒💰 (@Galactic_Trader) October 10, 2022

The robot dog, equipped with what appears to be a machine gun and ammo, is shown walking around on four legs. The benefit of attack drones and robot dogs like the one in the video is obvious: the ability to attack opposing forces without putting your own soldiers at risk. 

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The U.S. military is also working on its own version of armed robot dogs from Philidelphia-based Ghost Robotics. But, one of the leading U.S. robotics companies, Boston Dynamic pledged to not make militarized robots. Even if Boston Dynamics doesn’t make militarized robots, it’s obvious that as technology advances, armies around the world will figure out how to incorporate new tools using robots. 

Hopefully, there is no imminent need for armed robot dogs as international tensions rise amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The international tensions have those in the business world spooked– Palantir Technologies PLTR CEO Alex Karp said he sees a 20%-30% chance of nuclear war. 

On Monday, defense stocks were some of the only ones that were in the green. Lockheed Martin Corp LMT, Northrop Grumman Corp NOC and Raytheon Tech RTX all closed higher on Monday, while the overall markets were red.