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>The Boston Dynamics dog robot clearly has military applications so why not install a remotely operated gun turret, a targetting computer and a video feed on it
by waste_monk 4y ago
>The Boston Dynamics dog robot clearly has military applications so why not install a remotely operated gun turret, a targetting computer and a video feed on it?
Apparently research into using BigDog for military purposes was discontinued as it was too noisy (not overly surprising given it was powered by a go-kart engine). The smaller Spot robots only have a carrying capacity of 18kg, and the lightest weight variant of a CROWS weapon station I could see is ~74kg.
It would probably be more practical to mount something on an ATV quadbike platform instead of legs... less capability for rough terrain, but probably a lot more practical and easier on maintenance/logistics if you shared a common platform between manned and unmanned quad-bikes.