Robot dog armed with sniper rifle unveiled at US Army trade show

Robot dog armed with sniper rifle unveiled at US Army trade show

Oct 16, 2021 by FOX News

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  • "Featuring safe, chamber, clear, and fire capabilities that allows for safe and reliable deployment of the weapon system – providing the operator an ability to load and safe the weapon at a distance.
  • "People see these robots out walking around and they think this is a fieldable capability, but there is still a lot of development, testing and evaluation that still needs to be done," Johanna Lewis, Special Programs Division program manager, said in a release detailing the initiative.
  • While some may worry about a robot done with a lethal sniper rifle that Popular Science reports has been adopted by Homeland Security and Special Operations snipers, Ghost Robotics CEO Jiren Parikh told New Scientist on Thursday that the weapon is "fully controlled by a remote operator."
  • It was not immediately clear whether the quadrupedal robots and rifles are being sold, but Parikh noted that the robot had been chosen for its ability to maneuver over tricky terrain as its operators remains out of harm's way.

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