A dog-shaped robot equipped with firearms appeared, 'It's time to come', overseas newspaper
A quadruped robot equipped with a firearm with an effective range of 1200 meters equipped with a 30x optical zoom and a thermal camera for night vision has appeared. The IT news site The Verge describes it as 'the time has come.'
They're putting guns on robot dogs now --The Verge
This robot, the American Ghost Robotics has developed ' Vision 60 in the four-legged walking robot that', which specializes in personal effects for firearms SWORD International has been manufacturing, dedicated firearms 'applications Ru Installing the robot platform Special Purpose Equipped with 'Unmanned Rifle (SPUR)'. SPUR is equipped with a 30x optical zoom and a thermal camera for night vision, and has an effective range of 1200 meters.
This aircraft was first unveiled at the US Army Association's annual conference 'Exhibition and Professional Development Forum on Ground Warfare Weapons' held from October 11th to 13th, 2021, and was actually sold. Not sure if it is. However, SWORD International posted a photo of this aircraft on SPUR's dedicated page, stating that 'SPUR of SWORD Defense Systems is the future of unmanned weapons systems, and that future is now', so The Verge said ' Even if you don't sell it, it's only a matter of time before you sell it. '
SPUR --SWORD Defense
It is unclear how much cooperation Ghost Robotics and SWORD International have, but at least Ghost Robotics' quadruped robots are operated by the US military. In 2020, the 325th Security Force at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida operated a quadruped robot for the first time under the control of the Department of Defense in normal operations, and the Ghost Robotics aircraft was used at that time. was. In an interview at the time , Ghost Robotics CEO answered, '(Quadruple walking robots) are operated in wetlands that are unfavorable for humans and vehicles.'
Boston Dynamics, which is said to be the largest in the quadruped robot industry due to the popularity of the quadruped robot ' Spot', has strict rules prohibiting military operation, but of course all manufacturers have such rules. Not at all. The Verge said it was time to come, noting that official US policy did not ban the development and sale of lethal autonomous weapons systems, despite many groups demanding it (PDF file). increase.
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