Keep in mind that technology of ANY type can be easily defeated. Sometimes a handful of chlorine granules (A $4.00 1 lb package of pool shock) can absolutely demolish a $1 Million machine. There are times when a few simple old-school road flares can remove a $20 Million problem.
Think about what these robotic "dogs" need in order to operate. How do they balance, or find their way around obstacles. How do they get their "orders" or how are they controlled? Where is their computer processor located? How are they powered?
You might find that $10 worth of spray paint, or a few lbs of graphite (or carbon) dust can disable those robot "dogs". :>) Could it be that just a little concentrated sulfuric acid, or carbonic acid could take out an electronic "dog"? Remember that the wiring is coated with plastic. At what temperatures will that plastic coating melt... and cause the electrical system to short out? What does simple water do to the "dog"? What happens if thousands of shiny objects (think 'glitter') suddenly overwhelm the "dog's" visual sensors?
Don't be worried too much about someone else's technological wonder. They often have a way of being destroyed by a simple steel nail, or by using dry ice, or even introducing a few high power magnets. :>) Once people figure out how not to be victims... they stop being victims.
You think engineers are figuring these things will have to contend with chaff, flares, reflective coatings, dazzle camo and a myriad of other things developed to frustrate cameras and guidance software over the decades? If its an arms race, the already-established set of munitions and strategies has the edge, at least for now.
Remember that part of a strategy for defeating a system is to figure out what it recognizes as a threat... and what it doesn't.
You might find that, rather than a futile attempt to run from a "robot dog" that can run 40 mph and can jump higher than you, is stronger than you, has built-in range weaponry, etc... a smarter move may be to NOT run, but stand passively and actually let it catch you. Once it "caught" you... there may be plenty of simple things that the "robot" won't recognize as a threat that you can use to disable it. You can also set up circumstances where it will "catch you" in an area you've prepared in advance to disable that "dog".
All engineers can do is to design a system to meet KNOWN conditions or reasonable scenarios. OK then, introduce a few un-forseen conditions, like setting a trap. One thing a "robot dog" would be taught is how to recognize and follow human heat signatures... or recognize the human figure (2 arms, 2 legs, head, torso)... or even to respond to sounds or voice "surrender". :>)
What happens if, to the dog's video guidance system, you suddenly appear to have 6 arms? or 4 legs? What happens if your heat trail disappears? What if you are surrounded by other moving heat signals that make yours impossible to trace? What happens if someone with a human shaped heat signal... suddenly pulls out a foil thermal blanket and holds it up, so now it looks like a wall with a completely different heat signature? The "dog" may interpret it as if a person disappeared.
There are a lot of "what if's"... and engineers can't plan for human creativity.
Sometimes running from something isn't nearly as effective as letting it catch you in a pre-prepared environment or where you have others standing nearby that the "dog" doesn't see as an active threat. Don't be afraid of someone else's technological marvel. Remember that even the best, most advanced $30 Million each fighter jets can be taken out by a flock of birds.
Cheap 2nd-hand microwave ovens can waste almost-million dollar missiles.. so yes, the analogy is appropriate. Do you really win if you use cruise missiles to blow up near-worthless tents, as was opined of Afghanistan not so long ago?
Engineers can only do so much. They can increase protection in some areas, but often it leaves other areas vulnerable. That's why you can't build an indestructible tank... because if you did, it would hardly be usable in most circumstances.
Remember that engineers have been working for years to develop self-driving cars... and yet they can still mistake a white semi-trailer next to them as being clear sky. Even if a technology is "perfected" over decades, it can still be destroyed by the most mundane things.
I would pit human ingenuity vs. someone's "ultimate crime fighting tool" or "super weapon" any day. Give me 1 day of looking at and being in close proximity to something like those "robot dogs" and I could give you at least 4 easy, inexpensive ways to disable it. Give me a week with the remains of that "robot dog", and I could develop dozens of ways to defeat it, mis-direct it, disorient it or even make it use it's own strength to destroy itself. However, there are many far more clever than me... and they would figure out equally effective means.
The one overall thing to keep in mind: So long as GOOD people are running the programs, legitimate law enforcement or military is engaged and there is no corruption involved... then I have zero problem with the technology. If corrupt people or corrupt agencies are involved... then the true fight isn't against the "robot dog".
Not trying to get too personal but are you a chemist or something? This sort of thing does intrigue me a bit but I have basically no relevant knowledge.
Keep in mind that technology of ANY type can be easily defeated. Sometimes a handful of chlorine granules (A $4.00 1 lb package of pool shock) can absolutely demolish a $1 Million machine. There are times when a few simple old-school road flares can remove a $20 Million problem.
Think about what these robotic "dogs" need in order to operate. How do they balance, or find their way around obstacles. How do they get their "orders" or how are they controlled? Where is their computer processor located? How are they powered?
You might find that $10 worth of spray paint, or a few lbs of graphite (or carbon) dust can disable those robot "dogs". :>) Could it be that just a little concentrated sulfuric acid, or carbonic acid could take out an electronic "dog"? Remember that the wiring is coated with plastic. At what temperatures will that plastic coating melt... and cause the electrical system to short out? What does simple water do to the "dog"? What happens if thousands of shiny objects (think 'glitter') suddenly overwhelm the "dog's" visual sensors?
Don't be worried too much about someone else's technological wonder. They often have a way of being destroyed by a simple steel nail, or by using dry ice, or even introducing a few high power magnets. :>) Once people figure out how not to be victims... they stop being victims.
Compared to navigating and balancing over random terrain, none of the things you mention seem like much of a challenge for the engineers.
You think engineers are figuring these things will have to contend with chaff, flares, reflective coatings, dazzle camo and a myriad of other things developed to frustrate cameras and guidance software over the decades? If its an arms race, the already-established set of munitions and strategies has the edge, at least for now.
Remember that part of a strategy for defeating a system is to figure out what it recognizes as a threat... and what it doesn't.
You might find that, rather than a futile attempt to run from a "robot dog" that can run 40 mph and can jump higher than you, is stronger than you, has built-in range weaponry, etc... a smarter move may be to NOT run, but stand passively and actually let it catch you. Once it "caught" you... there may be plenty of simple things that the "robot" won't recognize as a threat that you can use to disable it. You can also set up circumstances where it will "catch you" in an area you've prepared in advance to disable that "dog".
All engineers can do is to design a system to meet KNOWN conditions or reasonable scenarios. OK then, introduce a few un-forseen conditions, like setting a trap. One thing a "robot dog" would be taught is how to recognize and follow human heat signatures... or recognize the human figure (2 arms, 2 legs, head, torso)... or even to respond to sounds or voice "surrender". :>)
What happens if, to the dog's video guidance system, you suddenly appear to have 6 arms? or 4 legs? What happens if your heat trail disappears? What if you are surrounded by other moving heat signals that make yours impossible to trace? What happens if someone with a human shaped heat signal... suddenly pulls out a foil thermal blanket and holds it up, so now it looks like a wall with a completely different heat signature? The "dog" may interpret it as if a person disappeared.
There are a lot of "what if's"... and engineers can't plan for human creativity.
Sometimes running from something isn't nearly as effective as letting it catch you in a pre-prepared environment or where you have others standing nearby that the "dog" doesn't see as an active threat. Don't be afraid of someone else's technological marvel. Remember that even the best, most advanced $30 Million each fighter jets can be taken out by a flock of birds.
Cheap 2nd-hand microwave ovens can waste almost-million dollar missiles.. so yes, the analogy is appropriate. Do you really win if you use cruise missiles to blow up near-worthless tents, as was opined of Afghanistan not so long ago?
Engineers can only do so much. They can increase protection in some areas, but often it leaves other areas vulnerable. That's why you can't build an indestructible tank... because if you did, it would hardly be usable in most circumstances.
Remember that engineers have been working for years to develop self-driving cars... and yet they can still mistake a white semi-trailer next to them as being clear sky. Even if a technology is "perfected" over decades, it can still be destroyed by the most mundane things.
I would pit human ingenuity vs. someone's "ultimate crime fighting tool" or "super weapon" any day. Give me 1 day of looking at and being in close proximity to something like those "robot dogs" and I could give you at least 4 easy, inexpensive ways to disable it. Give me a week with the remains of that "robot dog", and I could develop dozens of ways to defeat it, mis-direct it, disorient it or even make it use it's own strength to destroy itself. However, there are many far more clever than me... and they would figure out equally effective means.
The one overall thing to keep in mind: So long as GOOD people are running the programs, legitimate law enforcement or military is engaged and there is no corruption involved... then I have zero problem with the technology. If corrupt people or corrupt agencies are involved... then the true fight isn't against the "robot dog".
Not trying to get too personal but are you a chemist or something? This sort of thing does intrigue me a bit but I have basically no relevant knowledge.