Professor Alexandru Stancu

Good morning.

Good morning.

Thank you very much for inviting me.

Yes, what we are seeing now, particularly in Ukraine, is a major shift towards greater autonomy.

Instead of one soldier controlling one robot, we are moving towards systems where multiple robots can operate together with a human supervising rather than directly controlling every action.

This is a significant advance because it makes operations faster, more scalable, and more effective in complex environments.

The human is still in the loop, but their role is changing from operator to supervisor.

At the same time, drones have become a critical part of modern warfare.

In many ways, they are now as essential as artillery

was in the past so for instance during the second world war no army could operate effectively without artillery today the equivalent of artillery is drones so any military

don't use them effectively, risks falling behind.

Yes, yes, indeed.

And for this, we have to implement a high degree of autonomy of this.

And the soldier should be there to set up the mission, the goals, and the drone by itself should adapt and perform that mission.

Yes.

So this raises very important questions.

Technically, we are developing robots that can navigate complex environments, avoid obstacles, understand their surroundings and make decisions in real time.

So they can operate in the dynamic and uncertain situations and even adapt to unexpected events.

So, however, the key issue is not just what the technology can do, but what it should do as well.

So, the more autonomy we give to machines, the more important we have to define clear limits.