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posted by martyb on Thursday October 14 2021, @01:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the Sit!-Stay!-Aim!-Shoot!-Good(?)-doggie! dept.

Uh Oh, They Strapped a Sniper Rifle to a Robot Dog:

For years, we've been warning that it was only a matter of time — and now, the inevitable has happened.

Somebody strapped an honest-to-god sniper rifle to the back of a quadrupedal robot dog.

An image shared on Twitter by military robot maker Ghost Robotics shows the terrifying contraption in all its dystopian glory.

Latest lethality 6.5 #creedmoor sniper payload from @SWORDINT. Check out the latest partner payloads @AUSAorg Wash DC. Keeping US and allied #sof #warfighter equipped with the latest innovations. @USSOCOM #defense #defence #NationalSecurity #drone #robotics pic.twitter.com/Dvk6OvL3Bu

— Ghost Robotics (@Ghost_Robotics) October 11, 2021

[...] There's a lot we don't know about the machine, but according to an Instagram post by Sword International, a gun manufacturer, the machine is called the SPUR or Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle.

More at the Sword's website [Ed Comment: Link is sometimes giving 404 since this story was released--JR].


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by ilPapa on Thursday October 14 2021, @01:11PM (1 child)

    by ilPapa (2366) on Thursday October 14 2021, @01:11PM (#1186955) Journal

    I'm sorry, but from the images, it does not look like the sniper rifle was strapped on. It looks pretty much purpose-built.

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday October 14 2021, @03:48PM

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Thursday October 14 2021, @03:48PM (#1187000) Homepage
    I think it was a gloss. It definitely looks modular, so "mounted" would have been a better word, as there's no reason other things couldn't be designed with the same base plate: https://sworddefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SPUR-2.png
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