US Marines Recently Test Fired A Robot Dog With A Rocket Launcher On Its Back
BY DOUGLAS CHARLES
OCTOBER 18, 2023 3:11 PM
Just when we thought robot dogs with flame-throwers, assault rifles (like something straight out of Black Mirror), and machine guns strapped to their backs was scary enough, now they’ve got rocket launchers!
What’s next? Robot dogs with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads?!
Maybe. For now, we’ve just got U.S. Marines and scientists with the Office of Naval Research conducting a proof-of-concept range for the Robotic Goat at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center located at Twentynine Palms, California.
Yes, they call it a goat, not a dog. Not sure why. (No word on whether soldiers can control it with just their minds.)
According to a video of the test, “The goat can carry different payloads and was testing its ability to acquire and prosecute targets with the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon.”
Awesome.
https://brobible.com/culture/article/marines-test-fired-robot-dog-rocket-launcher/
