Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System

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The Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System[1] was a United Nations Space Command project.

TARDS was tested in Industrial Zone 08 of Chicago, on the planet of Earth.

Trivia

  • The systems can be seen in the level Foundation. You can see "Abandon in Place " written on them, hinting that it was a failed project.
  • The acronym TARDS is an possible joke by Bungie, given that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards" or the "TARDIS" from Doctor Who.
  • TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film I, Robot.

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