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Robotics
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Robot wars.
Many armies, and police forces, have long used unmanned ground vehicles to conduct hazardous explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) missions, but did not require the robot to be fast or particularly robust. This is soon to change as a new generation of fast, agile robots will be entrusted with a range of demanding missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance, attack and logistics support.
Whereas the EOD robot is typically deployed as close to the threat device as safety permits and is directly controlled by an operator the true military robot will have a certain degree of automation and will take the war to the enemy. FCS Robots The US Army's ambitious, multibillion dollar Future Combat Systems (FCS) project includes manned ground vehicles, unmanned air vehicles and large,...See the full content of this document
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