Provides an interesting and informative review of how robotic and unmanned systems are impacting every aspect of American life, from how we fight our wars to how we play to how we grow our food. The book features chapters from a dozen experts, researchers, and operators of the sophisticated systems that have become ubiquitous around the world.

Following a 27-year career as a Navy logistics officer, Capt. John E. Jackson, USN (Ret.) has spent more than three decades as an educator, author, and researcher in the field of technology and military operations. As a senior course moderator at the U.S. Naval War College, he designed and regularly teaches a highly regarded course entitled "Unmanned Systems and Conflict in the 21st Century." He is a frequent lecturer on this subject and testified before the House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs in 2010.