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By no means am I an expert on military hardware, and I don't seek out info on the subject. However I did encounter this bit of news which I think approximates

• ChuckMcM 10y ago
  That is the weaponized version of the iRobot Packbot class robot (although the Packbot has more field time). I couldn't find anyone who had deployed the Gogo, and it does not have an autonomous target/fire capable system, it is, like an aerial drone, a "point and shoot" interface. Something like this: http://www.paradigmsrp.com/talon-universal-weapons-mount/introduction/ http://www.paradigmsrp.com/talon-universal-weapons-mount/int... mounted to a mobile robot with openCV type software to automatically acquire and eliminate targets, that is the scary thing and we're still pretty far away from that.
  • jrapdx3 10y ago
    Thanks for the additional info. I see your point about the robot operating autonomously. At the rate things are developing, what is "pretty far away" may not be more than a few years down the road. I guess we'll find out.
    • ChuckMcM 10y ago
      Well yes and no, people have built sentry guns with paint ball weapons[1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTs7VRFV36c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTs7VRFV36c