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Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?

BBC Technology • Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

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Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

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