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[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|thumb|250px|The abandoned TARDS testing facility]]
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The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System''' was an abandoned [[Acheron Security]] project. The project 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]], on the planet of [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Foundation]]''</ref> However, with the rise of [[Human augmentation|augmentations]] in [[human]] soldiers, the project—and its facility—was deemed irrelevant. Eventually, the facility was used as a [[War Games]] [[Foundation|simulation]].<ref name="universe"/>
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==
*On the system's remnant parts the player can see "Abandon in Place" written on them, hinting that it was a failed project.
*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 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 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'']].


Revision as of 18:55, April 16, 2015

The abandoned TARDS testing facility

The Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System (TARDS) was an early attempt by Acheron Security to create autonomous combat drones.[1] TARDS was tested in Industrial Zone 08 of Chicago, URNA, on Earth.[2] However, with the rise of 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.[1]

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 project's acronym may be a reference to 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.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Earth
  2. ^ Halo 2, multiplayer map "Foundation"
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