Posted on 09/21/2015 5:46:53 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Spot is electrically operated and walks on four hydraulically actuated legs
The latest version of a walking, quadruped battlefield robot from Boston Dynamics, the military robotics maker owned by Google X, was tested by U.S. Marines last week.
Spot weighs about 70kgs, is electrically operated and walks on four hydraulically-actuated legs. It's controlled via wireless by an operator who can be up to 500 meters away.
It underwent trials and testing at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia as part of evaluations by the Marines on future military uses of robotic technology. In a series of missions, it was evaluated in different terrains including hills, woodlands and urban area
Spot is the latest in a line of robots developed by Boston Dynamics and compared to those earlier robots, called LS3 and Big Dog, Spot is said to be more agile and quieter.
The U.S. military is interested in the use of robots in combat because they can more confidently be sent into dangerous situations without the worry of loss of life.
In one of the tests at Quantico, the robot was sent into a building ahead of Marines to simulate looking around corners for enemies and threats.
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Needs a flamethrower on it.
that would be the icing on the cake :)
I wonder if it plays fetch.
Stupid question, but are American companies allowed to sell weapons to all but a handful of banned countries?
But....the military won’t get it if it ain’t gay....
And it needs to hunt muslim paedophiles
C3P0?
Be afraid when it becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m......
Put a Porky Pig head on it and loud speakers that play slaughter house sounds.
Watch, they send these out to a few rebel leaders, they get captured, the Muslims think it looks like a dog, well long story short they hate dogs, but....
They love their goats, so it gets covered in goatskin, now they really love it, reallllly reallly love it........
The new Muslim sexbot is created.
I like the way you built that up to the conclusion :)
And replace real goats?
That's just sick! ;)
What a joke. You JAM ITS FREQUENCY ON RECEIVE!! That pile of crap is a joke!!
Add a toilet plunger shaped ray gun and a recording that repeats over and over, “Seek, locate, exterminate.”
As opposed to 3 CPOs. 
"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."
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:)
If you don't like its hopping, Jam it.
"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
;-)
Yup.
Or a minigun.
Airborne!!
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