"Marines Want Robot Vehicles to Carry Infantry Packs " Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 Nov 2018 9:31 p.m. PST |
…into Battle "The Marine Corps has put out a request to learn whether defense firms can build an unmanned robotic vehicle designed to carry extra ammo, packs, food and water for infantry squads. The effort follows an Army initiative to select an unmanned squad vehicle that can partner with infantrymen to lighten their loads. "The Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office … plans to investigate unmanned vehicle technologies to displace the load currently carried by Infantry Marines at the squad level. Capabilities of interest include ground vehicles with tele-operation capability … and fully autonomous operation," according to an Oct. 31 request for information posted on the government contracting website FedBizOpps…" Main page link Amicalement
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| Thresher01 | 08 Nov 2018 9:52 p.m. PST |
I want a flying car…….. Seems to me mules, and/or horses would be cheaper, and quicker to field. I'll bet the Marines get what they want, before I do. |
| Stryderg | 09 Nov 2018 7:44 a.m. PST |
Animals would be cheaper, but (there's always a but),
* they could be bigger targets than a squat little robot
* they may be harder to ship than a robot (due to feed, clean up and space requirements)
* they don't always do what they are told (ok, the robots may not do that either)
* PETA has a larger membership than PETR (people for the ethical treatment of robots) And you are correct, they'll get it before we get our flying cars and jet packs. |
| Tango01 | 09 Nov 2018 10:55 a.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 09 Nov 2018 2:57 p.m. PST |
Did someone say Boston Dynamics BigDog with a better muffler? |
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