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I can see it now: just get the enemy to breathe in a cloud of nanobots, or have the bots enter their body through an open cut that they make, and the enemy's body is yours: no violence needed.

We live in a terrifying time because there's just no way to dodge this sort of stuff unless you have the EMP tech, since a Hazmat suit is unsustainable to don long-term.

EDIT: No, I didn't watch anything! I've been reading about how nanobots are currently being used in the medical field to clear plaque from arteries, so I have simply been chugging with that train of thought in a more nefarious direction...

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[–] markz@suppo.fi 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

no violence needed

How is this entire thing not violence?

unless you have the EMP tech

So you mean like robots with electronics in them? You should read less science fiction. This is beyond bill gates microchip injection nonsense.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Also how is this different form just gassing the enemy?

[–] Prathas@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 hours ago

When I say, "their bodies are yours," I'm talking about the nanobots being used to mind-control or pacify them, not kill them.

[–] markz@suppo.fi 1 points 18 hours ago

Astronomically more complicated and expensive, therefore cooler.

Also, you can't EMP gas, though I guess that's one the smallest downsides of nano robots.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 1 points 8 hours ago

Robots with electronics in them and when they bark they shoot electronics at you?