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The Register is reporting that the US Army has ordered a new round of wheeled, equipment hauling robots.
The Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport Increment II (S-MET II) is set to be built by American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems, the Army said. The pair were awarded a combined total of $22 million for eight prototype vehicles to be delivered at an unspecified future date.
There is also an official press release:
The second increment seeks to double that payload capacity while adding several improvements identified by Solders during evaluation and operation. Those improvements include: [...]
Previously:
(2017) US Army Brings Robotic Vehicles and UAVs Together in Combat Demonstration
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by canopic jug on Thursday October 03, @06:17AM (1 child)
You were probably thinking something like rifle mounted robot dogs [futurism.com] running around? Those are apparently already deployed, but just not getting much coverage.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by canopic jug on Thursday October 03, @07:50AM
Money is not free speech. Elections should not be auctions.