Spot, the Robot-Dog, is Wirelessly Operated and Walks on Four Hydraulic Legs
The
Marine Corps is testing a four-legged robotic dog designed to travel
alongside dismounted units and explore dangerous combat situations in
order to reduce risk to forces on-the-move, PC World reported.The new prototype robot, called Spot, is made by Google X's Boston Dynamics.
"Spot weighs about 70kgs, is electrically operated and walks on four hydraulically-actuated legs. Its controlled via wireless by an operator who can be up to 500 meters away," PC World's report stated.
The testing, which took place at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., assessed the robot-dog in a variety of tactical situations such as transversing hills, woodland and urban areas.
Take a look at this video of Spot by Boston Dynamics:
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