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According to their website, the robot dog weighs 112 pounds (51 kg) and has four legs, not two, so it's both lower to the ground and has a wider stance compared
by jerlam 2y ago
According to their website, the robot dog weighs 112 pounds (51 kg) and has four legs, not two, so it's both lower to the ground and has a wider stance compared to the average human. I don't see how shooting .223 is going to be an issue.
I agree that there might be a better weapon to use, but having it shoot the exact same ammunition as the accompanying infantry squad is probably more important.
- XorNot 2y agoThis comment nails it: the point is to keep the logistics train simple. An antidrone platform is much more useful if it uses the same 5.56 as the service rifle and squad machine guns. When you can just improve the software/optics, well, why not?