They show an armed robot dog that can be transported by drone
The video was released by firm Kestrel Defense and references to Black Mirror were immediate
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The video appeared on the Chinese network Weibo. From there, he jumped to Twitter and Reddit and went viral. It is produced by the gun manufacturer Kestrel protectionand shows footage that could be part of a sci-fi movie set in a dystopian future.
In the video, you can see how the drone approaches the building and places the cargo on a kind of terrace. At first it’s not clear what it is, but once the drone moves away, it’s clear: a robot dog (similar to Boston Dynamics, though its design has inspired many variants) gets up and starts walking. It has antennae on its back, some kind of receiver, and what can only be interpreted as a gun.
The Kestrel Defense aircraft is carried by a robotic gun dog
The A gun robot dog It’s a concept that has already been developed by several weapons manufacturers, as Ghost Robotics demonstrated in 2021; In this case, the dog can even carry a minidrone on its back for reconnaissance tasks. In general, this is a remotely controlled device: a person stands behind the trigger, even if it is miles away.
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This does not alleviate the horror of the case, including references to chapters BlackMirrorIn particular, the 5th episode of the fourth season is called metal headwhere the main character must escape from the chase of killer robot dogs.
Black Mirror – Metalhead – Trailer
It’s science fiction, of course, but that hasn’t stopped several major manufacturers of these types of robots from speaking out against their military use. This, of course, does not prevent other manufacturers from taking the idea and implementing it.
The viability of this type of device is not yet clear, which, beyond its elasticity, has certain limitations in terms of autonomy of movement (both due to battery life and the fact that it is relatively easy to knock them over). They do not have the ability to quickly hide), the range of the remote control system, cost, accuracy and more. Even so, it’s clear that a significant portion of the military industry is aware that robots will be an important part of any war effort in the future.
Source: La Nacion
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