The Marine Corps is testing Spot, Boston Dynamics robotic dog prototype, for possible active military operations to enhance its warfighting capabilities
“I think a robot like Spot has tons of opportunities
could use it for, like scouting or load carriage,” DARPA roboticist Ben Swilling said. “Robots can’t get shot and they can’t die. If you need to send someone into danger’s way, you don’t want anyone to get hurt.”
In a week-long evaluation, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab and DARPA put the 160-pound, electrically powered quadruped through its paces across different terrains such as hills, woods and urban terrain. For instance, the urban terrain exercise involved the robot clearing the building before the marines entered for enemies and other threats by peering around corners.
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“I think a robot like Spot has tons of opportunities
could use it for, like scouting or load carriage,” DARPA roboticist Ben Swilling said. “Robots can’t get shot and they can’t die. If you need to send someone into danger’s way, you don’t want anyone to get hurt.”
In a week-long evaluation, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab and DARPA put the 160-pound, electrically powered quadruped through its paces across different terrains such as hills, woods and urban terrain. For instance, the urban terrain exercise involved the robot clearing the building before the marines entered for enemies and other threats by peering around corners.
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