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    If that’s the case you loop right back around to more of us than them. If each robot is heavily overbuilt then it become far too expensive to make enough to subdue the population

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      If each robot is heavily overbuilt then it become far too expensive to make enough to subdue the population

      They have infinite money to pay for them because the money to build them comes from the workers. But really a surge suppressor added to a device is pennies in mass production. If EM pulse was actually effective, Russia would be using it to stop Ukraine’s robots.

      https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-robotic-systems-russia-army-positions-ukraine

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        Infinite money can only do so much with finite workers and finite resources.

        Unless they begin amassing for a long long time before doing anything cost will be an issue.

        Think of it like Iranian drones vs. the iron dome. The dome does stop most of them, but eventually the cost of iron dome missiles will cause the system to fail

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          If you are that worried about money the absurd part is millions of $50k robots, not a $1 surge suppressor added to prevent an EMP from hurting electronics.