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on Wednesday October 02 2024, @09:44PM
from the 40-miles-a-day-on-LiPo-and-hay dept.
from the 40-miles-a-day-on-LiPo-and-hay dept.
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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