A robot dog design armed with a 6.5 mm Creedmoor sniper rifle capable of precisely hitting targets f
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Placed on top of one of Ghost Robotics' existing 'quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle' designs, SPUR can be remotely instructed to load, unload and fire its rifle.
The firms have yet to reveal the exact configuration of the weapon, nor how much ammunition the machine is capable of carrying or its reload rate.
However, tests have shown that the 6.5mm rounds used in the Creedmoor rifle offer an increase in range over the 7.62x51mm cartridges currently used by US forces.
It is also presently unclear how much each robot unit and SPUR attachment will cost to purchase and maintain.
The arming of robots with SPUR — while arguably an inevitable development not that distinct from other unmanned ground weapons — is still likely to stir up controversy.
In contrast, for example, competitor Boston Dynamics — known for their oft-dancing robot dog 'Spot' — have committed to never arming any of their bots with weapons.
And the prospect of weaponised robot dogs turning on and killings humans was brought to discomforting life in the 2017 Black Mirror episode 'Metalhead'.
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robo cop will a big 50 take it out??
Good device to guard the Internment camps,I think Israel already has fix mount smart ones on the Borders with one caveat it's manned by a person remotely.
serf
Just like a deer shoot it in the shoulder... it cannot run on three legs
I too have a 6.5Cr and can see several weak points on Robo-dog. I also have a tricked out Mauser and some 8x57 AP that I'd bet $100 will zip through that metal mutt like a hot knife through @#$%.
I don’t see the problem.
matter of fact, I don’t see why I couldn’t build my own.
On a flying drone with a recoil-less system, A carbon fiber wrapped barrel sleeve to control weight.