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(The 2004-era Bungie had an often crass sense of humor but I doubt they'd stoop that low.) |
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[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|thumb|250px|The abandoned TARDS testing facility]] | [[File:FoundationH2.jpg|thumb|250px|The abandoned TARDS testing facility]] | ||
The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System''' was an | The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System''' ('''TARDS''') 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> TARDS 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 came to be used as the basis of a [[War Games]] simulation.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *The ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map "[[Foundation]]" takes place at the TARDS facility. Parts are stamped with the words "Abandon in Place", indicating the project's failure. | ||
*The acronym | *The project's acronym may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:TARDIS|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'']]. | ||
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