Monitored Alarm Systems: U.S military to field-test "throwable" robots in Afghanistan

Friday, October 7, 2011

U.S military to field-test "throwable" robots in Afghanistan

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A Soldier throws a Recon Robotics Recon Scout Throwbot XT robot

robots are an ideal tool to provide soldiers in the field Äúeyes, the African Union in a potentially dangerous situation without harming place themselves in, becoming the protagonist. With the soldiers often operating in difficult terrain or enter the buildings, the simplest of robots instead of throwing them away. Currently, many units use a small tactical robot called small unmanned ground vehicles that 320 is equipped with video technology for recognition. However, the robot weighs 32 pounds (14.5 kg), so that the call was made by a lightweight robot is more easily transported by the movement of units disassembled and is capable of being thrown forward in places like as buildings and caves. To this end, the Army of the U. S. is capable of three different types of lightweight materials, Äúthrowable, spam Through a series of assessments of combat in Afghanistan ... Continue reading U.S. Army field tests, Äúthrowable, robots in Afghanistan

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