I can see it now: just get the enemy to breathe in a cloud of nanobots, or have the bots enter their body through an open cut that they make, and the enemy’s body is yours: no violence needed.
We live in a terrifying time because there’s just no way to dodge this sort of stuff unless you have the EMP tech, since a Hazmat suit is unsustainable to don long-term.
EDIT: No, I didn’t watch anything! I’ve been reading about how nanobots are currently being used in the medical field to clear plaque from arteries, so I have simply been chugging with that train of thought in a more nefarious direction…
What do you mean by “believe?” They’re already out there; do you not follow the news? https://www.inside.lk/lifestyle/health/microscopic-robots-offer-new-hope-for-treating-clogged-arteries/
Nanobots that hijack bodies don’t exist. What exists are lab particles that barely survive blood flow and need giant external machines to do one trick. No internal power supply, no brains, no autonomy. Your immune system deletes them like spam. Breathing in murder-robots is sci-fi anxiety, not tech analysis. If this were real, you wouldn’t be the first to notice.