The Real Star Wars

Like many of you, I am a sucker for Star Wars Episodes IV, V, and VI. There's something to be said about some old footage of space battles and the blaring imperial march that went off every time that Darth Vader Strolled into the room. However, I still have to give the newer films their due. From epic film scores like "Dual of the Fates" (which I have to admit, is an amazing workout song) to some pretty cool action footage, Episodes I, II, and III do have a large appeal to them! When I think of these movies, the first thing that comes to my mind are the massive, intense battles between the clones and droids. The fact that these battles were not fought by "people" as we know them but by mass produced armies always seems to boggle my mind. This concept is so far from anything that we currently know about wars, where families are destroyed and lives are ripped apart continuously. All of the wars that we have had on this earth have been fought by men and women with families, interests, knowledge and education; however, in the near future, this will all change.

As recently reported by an interview with General Robert C. Cone by Popular science magazine, by the year 2040, robotic combat troops will make up nearly 1/4 of the United States Armed Forces. Thats right, the US military (within the next few years) will be made up of 25% Droids, virtuallTy making us into the Trade Federation :/. The technology for this massive robotic mililtary mobilization is already being developed and tested. he main droid being tested currently by Boston Dynamics for US military use is nicknamed "BigDog". This robot is basically an artificially intellegent pack muel which can be used to ease the load carried by individual soldiers as well as become outfitted for combat. Check out the video below for more and I will keep you updated with any new Droid Roll-out's that the United States Military has planned!