Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System
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The Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System[1] was a United Nations Space Command project.
TARDS was tested in Industrial Zone 08 of Chicago, on the planet of Earth.
Trivia
- On the system's remant 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 Doctor Who.
- TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film I, Robot.
Sources
- ^ Halo 2, multiplayer level Foundation