The Army’s efforts to address battlefield problems now rely on available tech, state of the art equipment, and techniques dating back to the 1950s. Better sensors and better ways of getting data, and the deployment of a nonhuman contingent at the right place at the right time will help save lives and win battles in the future for the Army. Robots will lead the future of war with the tactical strategies employed from a time long gone but never forgotten. Are semi-autonomous methods the way to go for reaching and route clearance operations?