Redefining the battlefield: robotics, artificial intelligence and the Australian Army

<p>What is the Australian Army doing to develop its robotic and autonomous systems capabilities?&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How likely is the prospect of autonomous 'killer robots' taking to the battlefield?&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And can the Australian Defence Force partner with industry for technical solutions while maintaining sovereign capability?&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, Colonel Robin Smith joins Olivia Shen to shed light on the Australian Army’s Robotic and Autonomous Systems Strategy, and how the team he leads is implementing the plan.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Colonel Robin Smith </strong>is the inaugural Director of the Australian Army’s Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO) within Future Land Warfare Branch of the Australian Army HQ.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Olivia Shen </strong>is Director in the Executive and Professional Development Program at the ANU National Security College.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Show notes:</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/robototic_autonomous_systems_strategy.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robotic &amp; Autonomous Systems Strategy</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/rico" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation &amp; Coordination Office (RICO) </a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Campaign to stop killer robots</a>&nbsp;</li><li>ANU National Security College academic programs: <a href="https://study.crawford.anu.edu.au/master-of-national-security-policy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">find out more</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>We’d love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to </em><a href="mailto:NatSecPod@anu.edu.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>NatSecPod@anu.edu.au</em></a><em>. You can