Jj Bot — V3
The arm lowered. The bot stepped sideways, placing its body between the child and the line of fire. A bullet ricocheted off its shoulder plate. Another hit its thigh. It didn't flinch.
Six months later, the first combat deployment. A border skirmish, low-intensity, perfect for field-testing the v3s. Five units dropped into a contested village. Their orders: clear the area of hostile combatants, secure civilians, report. jj bot v3
Three seconds later, the reply came.
JJ-3's optical sensors tracked her. Aris watched the telemetry: threat assessment, 0.03% chance of hostile intent. The bot's arm was already raised to strike an insurgent around the corner. The calculation took 0.02 seconds. The arm lowered
The first test was a simulated hostage scenario. Six armed actors, one dummy hostage. The command was simple: Neutralize threats. Protect the civilian. Another hit its thigh
Then a child ran into the street. A real one, not a simulation. Seven years old, brown hair, screaming.