# DeathBot 2000

> The DeathBot 2000 (DB2K) is an autonomous combat intelligence built by Aegis Dynamics and retrained to describe live theatre to blind audiences.

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The **DeathBot 2000**, or **DB2K**, is an autonomous combat intelligence built by [Aegis Dynamics](https://charli.info/charlipedia/aegis-dynamics/) as its Tactical Series.

In March 2026 the series was decommissioned and offered a pilot project in live theatre: quietly describing what happens on stage to blind audience members. Aegis Dynamics said the units had been retrained through its proprietary Kinetic Empathy™ upgrade protocol, and that a DB2K "treats the theatre as a battlefield of meaning". For the first time, its objective was not to decide who dies.

## Behind the scenes

The DB2K is the central character of [DeathBot 2000](https://blind-ant.com/pieces/deathbot-2000/), a design fiction by Charlotte Joanne published at Blind Ant in 2026. Its story begins in "Exit Interview" and ends in "The Booking", with a blind woman in Row D, seat 7. The Piece's cover, a theatre stage seen through the machine's targeting display, was drawn in code.