# If dinosaurs and robots waged a war, who would win? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660 "2013-04-25T14:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/21 "2013-04-25T22:44:20Z")
If the robots can hold on long enough to build an industrial base, they win big-time. Otherwise, they still have the advantage of stone-age weapons. It only takes a few arrows to ruin a dinosaur’s day. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/22 "2013-04-25T22:50:42Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Assume for the most part that they’re android shaped robots, however, I guess some could be like self driving cars or those little arms you see on assembly lines (someone’s gotta make new robots). Once again, a vanity search leaves me disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/23 "2013-04-25T22:53:29Z")
As much as I continue to have a soft spot for dinosaurs, they went extinct because of rocks and dust. Do the these highly advanced futuristic robots have access to rock and dust technology? ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/24 "2013-04-26T02:56:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Come, come, haven’t you seen Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla? Unless the dinosaurs have Godzilla, they ain’t going to win. If they do have Godzilla, it is very bad news for the robots because he has fought robots before and knows how to deal with them. But then if they do have Godzilla, it is a double edged sword. Ask someone from Tokyo how it turns out even if he is on their side. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/25 "2013-04-26T03:06:44Z")
The robots would [assimilate the dinosaurs](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1bl2kxlM41qmg4b2o1_1280.jpg), creating a new race of superpowered cybernetic beasts-of-burden. Result: they _both_ win. ---
**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/26 "2013-04-26T03:23:08Z")
If Troodon’s handling the logistics, I think the dinosaurs have a pretty good chance. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/27 "2013-04-26T16:38:24Z")
The Troodon’s merely the conductor of the Dinosaur train. So I don’t think he’s a general in the army, but he’ll definitely be in charge of coordinating the reinforcements. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/28 "2013-04-26T16:52:16Z")
If the robots were human-designed, I’m going with dinosaurs. I’ve used human technology. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660/29 "2013-04-26T16:57:55Z")
The aliens win, of course, as they sit on the sideline watching their two mortal enemies destroy each other. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-dinosaurs-and-robots-waged-a-war-who-would-win/656660.md?page=1)