Military Robots

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Military Robots
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What comes to your mind?
The Terminator??
Robot A machine that is controlled, in whole or
in part, by an onboard computer.
They dont have to be like this
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They are all with tank treads!
Photo courtesy Mesa RoboticsThe 61-pound (28-kg)
MATILDA robot can tow up to 475 lbs (215 kg)
Photo courtesy Mesa RoboticsThis version of the
ACER robot clears anti-personnel landmines.
Photo courtesy Mesa RoboticsThe bulldozer-size
ACER can handle tasks like clearing explosives
and hauling cargo
A example of sensors
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Lets have a look

• Small Bots
• The most common robots currently in use by the
  military are small, flat robots mounted on
  miniature tank treads.
• TALON
• The TALON is a man-portable robot operating on
  small treads.

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TALON robots can be configured with M240 or M249
machine guns or Barrett 50-caliber rifles,"
according to manufacturer Foster-Miller. The
military is performing additional tests using
TALON robots equipped with grenade launchers and
anti-tank rocket launchers.
Photo courtesy Foster-MillerAssault TALON
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Go on!

• Big Bots
• Larger military robots are basically trucks or
  tanks with computers in them, operated by remote
  control.
• ACERACER is another robot made by Mesa Robotics.
  This robot is about the size of a small bulldozer
  or a Zamboni.

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Photo courtesy Mesa RoboticsArmored Combat
Engineer Robot (ACER)
Three of ACER's possible configurations
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Obviously, ACER is not man-portable -- it weighs
4,500 lbs (2,040 kg). This heavy-duty robot has a
maximum speed of 6.3 mph (10 kph) and runs on a
diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 19 gallons (72
liters). For complete ACER specifications and
features, see Mesa Robotics ACER.
Photo courtesy Mesa Robotics
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Whos next?

• Flying Bots
• Reconnaissance plays a key role in military
  planning drones(Flying Bots) help military
  commanders keep track of their own troops and
  also spot enemy troops that might be waiting to
  ambush U.S. soldiers.

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Predator
Flying robots like the Predator provide constant
real-time data on troop movements, enemy
locations and weather. In at least one case, a
flying robot did a lot more than just spot the
enemy Predators can be fitted with Hellfire
missiles, and when one of these Air Force drones
spotted an anti-aircraft gun in southern Iraq in
March 2003, it used one of the Hellfires to take
it out
MQ-1 Predator UAV
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The MQ-1 Predator Hunter/Killer is equipped with
two Hellfire missiles and a targeting system.
To learn much more about the Predator , go
search the internet.
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Where are we now?
Today's military robots are limited in their
autonomy and their range. They are essentially
tethered to human controllers.
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