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Title: Robots replace soldiers in first breaching exercise of its kind
Post by: rangerrebew on April 23, 2018, 10:57:51 am

Robots replace soldiers in first breaching exercise of its kind
 

By MARTIN EGNASH | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 7, 2018

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Humans took a backseat during a base exercise on Friday in which robots cleared obstacles for manned tanks and fighting vehicles.

U.S. and British troops participated in the Robotic Complex Breach Concept demonstration, during which several remote-controlled vehicles performed a task usually carried out by soldiers.

https://www.stripes.com/news/robots-replace-soldiers-in-first-breaching-exercise-of-its-kind-1.520874 (https://www.stripes.com/news/robots-replace-soldiers-in-first-breaching-exercise-of-its-kind-1.520874)