Swords (Combat robot)

[Gurdil]

I don't know if this is a repost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLAVB8QEMA

I know the marines have been using it since April 2005. Does anyone know if it has its first kills?

Specs :
Weapon : m243 (5.56mm, 750rounds/min)
Microphone
2 video cameras
speed : 5-6 km/h
1m high
50kg
Autonomy : 4 hours
Price: $ 230 000

It can shoot a quarter 300 m away and aim the target automaticly.

(The french army is also doing one, with wheels. Its name is REC, but I got no more information about it)

[bluffcove]

Well its great but its complicated, which means itll get broken!

just put a brick between the road wheels and its immobile.

[Xaito]

they should just build a autopilot/remote control into a tank and they would have a powerful weapon :)
instead they have a slow bomb disposal robot with a MG... a great target for RPGs too...

[Gurdil]

When it's borken, you repair it, but when a soldier dies ...

and if you are a bad guy and you see a swords robots, you better not try to put a brick between its raodwheels.

[bluffcove]

Well see I figure getting a rock thrown at a soldier doesnt incapacitate it cnsequently you dont see soldiers shooting stonethrowers that often.

A stone would incapacitate the SWORD thus youd find yourself in a position where the use of certain pieces of equipemnt changes the ROE.

Shooting stone throwers and petrol bobmers isnt advantagous.

[Hispeed1]

That thing is cool. The Army should make it bigger and have AI so it can take out the bad guys (T2 & T3).