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A friend of mine who was in the Marines ROTC said he had seen one of these being demonstrated a few years ago and I got the chance to ask him about it briefly.
by n0us 11y ago
A friend of mine who was in the Marines ROTC said he had seen one of these being demonstrated a few years ago and I got the chance to ask him about it briefly. He was scant on details but did say there was no chance they would ever use it because it was too loud. I replied that maybe they could make the engine quieter and he said it would still be too loud. He also said that there were limited useful applications and they just wouldn't really need robotic pack mules that much. I was a doubter but I guess he saw this coming from a mile away.
- virmundi 11y agoI never heard from the military if the heat signature was a problem as well. The article sights noise, but that thing has to stand out on IR goggles or similar monitoring devices.
- n0us 11y agoGood point, I would imagine that would be concerning but most of our current enemy combatants probably cannot afford heat sensitive googles. I wonder what the radar signature is and if it can be distinguished from a cow?
- brazzledazzle 11y agoIt would be interesting if they could be used as scouts.
- stcredzero 11y agomost of our current enemy combatants probably cannot afford heat sensitive googles This is likely to change as electronics get ever cheaper.