This Week in Startups · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The head of Boston Robotics expressed concern that Chinese robotics companies pose a national security risk, suggesting they are weaponizing robots, including four-legged models with mounted guns. This statement implies a potential shift towards robots and AI playing a significant role in future warfare.
“I was talking to, uh, the head of Boston Robotics, uh, when I was in Paris for this conference. It was a robotics conference. And, uh, she said, she was the interim CEO. She said, quote, among quote, under no circumstances should we trust any robotics out of China. Should not be allowed in the US. It's a important national security issue.”
“Our biggest adversary is putting guns literally onto that, uh, dog style robot, you know, the, the, uh, four legged robots. They're literally putting guns onto it. It's pretty obvious that these and drones or robots. And they're being sent in with payloads. Sometimes human control, but often AI.”
“I think the next war we're going to just see a hundred robots show up on a beach somewhere to try and secure some area. This is going to be, yeah, different. Super different, yeah. Totally.”