Danielle was a TALON, a remotely operated robot used for reconnaissance in combat, as well as in tough-to-reach terrain like rocky canyons and caves. […] “Our junior guy named it Danielle so he’d have a woman to cuddle with at night.” Sadly, the romance was not to last: “Danielle got blown up,” Connor says.

As Military Robots Increase, So Does the Complexity of Their Relationship With Soldiers