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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|H2}} |
| [[File:FoundationH2.jpg|thumb|250px|The abandoned TARDS facility]]
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| The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System''' was an early attempt by [[Acheron Security]] to create autonomous combat drones.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Earth'']</ref>
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| ==History==
| | The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System'''<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Foundation (Level)]]''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] project. |
| The Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System was tested in [[Industrial Zone 08]] of [[Chicago]], [[URNA]], on [[Earth]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', multiplayer map, "[[Foundation]]"</ref> However, with the rise of [[Human augmentation|augmentations]] in [[human]] soldiers, the project and its facility were deemed irrelevant. Eventually, the campus was later leveraged by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to be used as the basis of a [[War Games]] simulation.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |
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| The mother of [[Ava Lang]] was a leading engineer of Acheron Security who worked on projects for the Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/thats-so-raven '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - That's So Raven'']</ref>
| | TARDS was tested in Industrial Zone 08 of [[Chicago]], on the planet of [[Earth]]. |
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| ==Production notes== | | ==Trivia== |
| The ''[[Halo 2]]'' multiplayer map "[[Foundation]]" takes place at the Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System facility. Parts are stamped with the words "Abandon in Place", indicating the project's failure. The project abbreviated may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:TARDIS|TARDIS]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''.
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| ==List of appearances==
| | *The acronym for the Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System is a derogatory term mainly used as an insult. |
| *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | | *It is not known if the outcome of the project was either a success or a failure. |
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