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[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|thumb|250px|The abandoned TARDS testing facility.]]
The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System'''<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Foundation]]''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command]] project.
The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] project. TARDS was tested in [[Industrial Zone 08]] of [[Chicago]], on the planet of [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Foundation]]''</ref>
 
TARDS was tested in [[Industrial Zone 08]] of [[Chicago]], on the planet of [[Earth]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*On the system's remant parts the player can see "Abandon in Place" written on them, hinting that it was a failed project.
*On the system's remnant parts the player can see "Abandon in Place" written on them, hinting that it was a failed project.
*The acronym TARDS is a possible joke by [[Bungie]], as that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards", or a reference to the "TARDIS" from ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''.
*The acronym TARDS is a possible joke by [[Bungie]], as that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards", or a reference to the "TARDIS" from ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''.
*TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film [[Wikipedia:I, Robot (film)|''I, Robot'']].
*TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film [[Wikipedia:I, Robot (film)|''I, Robot'']].