Training exercises test suitability for both reconnaissance and lethal kinetic action
China has shown off a pair of robot dogs – one of them toting a machine gun and the other powered by AI.Both strongly resemble Boston Dynamics's"Spot" robo-canine. The larger model, said to weigh in at 50kg , is shown carrying a machine gun and advancing while being remotely operated by a Chinese soldier who causes the weapon to fire.
"It can serve as a new member in our urban combat operations, replacing our members to conduct reconnaissance and identify enemies and strike the target during our training," explained Chen Wei, a Chinese soldier. The other computerized canine, a lightweight 15kg beast, is said to have the ability to find its own way around a battlefield thanks to AI, and to"transmit information about on-site obstacles such as wire fences, discarded tires, and tire spikes."
The dog can also jump, and move forward and backwards. Lying down is another option – perhaps to duck under incoming ordnance, or ask for a belly rub.CERN is training robot dogs to spot radiation hazards at Large Hadron ColliderFood robots delivering bombs? Oregon State campus shut down by 'prank'and, like China, wants a human to pull the trigger rather than letting robot dogs with machine guns off the leash.
Just how useful the creatures will be is, however, questionable. China Central Television reported the beasts' belly-mounted batteries can power the machines for between two and four hours – not a vast amount of time in a real conflict.
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