# [The U.S. Military Is Building Voice-Controlled War Robots](https://onezero.medium.com/the-u-s-military-is-building-voice-controlled-war-robots-dcf4f98b63bd)

> And unlike Siri, they’ll be able to understand the speaker’s ‘intent’


* understand the soldiers’ intent
* The robots would be able to understand the soldiers’ intent and complete the given task, according to an Army press release
* Task:
* scouting out areas and search-and-rescue.
* Skeptical
* The Army claims that robots with this system would be able to understand the operator’s intent, but that could misfire, literally.
* Siri：commands need to be preprogrammed into the system
* For instance, “call a cab,” “get me a car,” and “taxi,” would all be tied to the command for Siri to open the Uber app. But these commands need to be preprogrammed into the system
* More complex task
* more complex task than asking Siri to reference Wikipedia for a piece of trivia
* for example. “Go over there,” can mean something different every time it’s said
* Relies on remote controllers for its creations
* This might be why companies like Boston Dynamics, the clear leader in mobile robots, still relies on remote controllers for its creations.
* Robot has a human operator.
* The U.S. military has maintained that any robot or drone used to kill has a human operator.
* Intent incorrectly.
* A military robot could kill someone because it guessed a soldier’s intent incorrectly.
* Military robots need special handlers
* It might end up that military robots need special handlers that are specially trained to command and operate the machinery — think of the soldier holding a military dog’s leash.
* Desired skill on a resume
* It’s an interesting thing to think about when pondering the jobs of the future: “Robot handling” might be a desired skill on a resume.