> One scary aspect of drones is that they can loiter around an area.

There are some new ones that work like landmines, too; they sit on the ground until they detect something worth going after.

> Another chilling aspect of drone warfare is that you don't get to surrender.

You can. First one happened in 1991.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/featured/humans-surrendered-t...

It happens fairly regularly in Ukraine.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukrai...

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geremiiah 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I have seen the videos where they surrender. I have also seen the countless videos where they would clearly have surrendered if given a chance, but instead, they were blown up.

	▲	ceejayoz 19 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Sure; the same is true for humans shooting at you with machine guns and artillery. You don't always get a chance to surrender.
	▲	andriy_koval 18 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		> I have also seen the countless videos where they would clearly have surrendered if given a chance, but instead, they were blown up. surrender is likely usually accepted when its possible, but with drones it is often logistically difficult because frontline is very wide now.
	▲	TiredOfLife 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		There are plenty of videos of russians fake surrendering. They are specifically instructed to put armed grenades on their body to kill those accepting surrender.

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MisterTea 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> There are some new ones that work like landmines, too; they sit on the ground until they detect something worth going after.

Half-life 2 manhack vibes.