{"id":498,"date":"2015-09-22T12:33:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nachodelatorre.com.ar\/mosconi\/?p=498"},"modified":"2015-09-22T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T15:33:34","slug":"four-legged-robot-runs-toward-potential-future-with-marine-infantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=498","title":{"rendered":"Four-Legged Robot Runs Toward Potential Future with Marine Infantry"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. \u2014 Employees of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency trained Marines<\/a> from the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab how to operate \u201cSpot,\u201d a quadruped prototype robot, at Marine Corps Base Quantico<\/a>, Va., Sept. 16, 2015.<\/p>\n

Spot is a 160-pound, electrically powered, hydraulically actuated robot designed by Boston Dynamics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to continue to experiment with quadruped technology and find ways that this can be employed to enhance the Marine Corps warfighting capabilties,\u201d said Capt. James Pineiro, the branch head for Marine Corps Warfighting Lab.<\/p>\n

All week the Marines with the lab and employees of DARPA tested Spot\u2019s abilities on different terrains including hills, woodlands and even in urban terrain.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a robot like Spot has tons of opportunities [Marines] could use it for, like scouting or load carriage,\u201d said Ben Swilling, a roboticist with Defense Advanced Research Agency.<\/p>\n

During a military operation in urban terrain drill, Spot went into the building before the Marines simulating peaking around corners and looking for enemies and possible threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Marines have been very receptive to the new technology, embrace it and come up with new ideas we couldn\u2019t even dream up,\u201d said Pineiro.<\/p>\n

An operator uses a radio link from a laptop computer and a video game controller to operate Spot from as far as 500 meters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s actually very easy to operate the robots,\u201d said Swilling. \u201cWe have had people as young as four run the robot around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spot isn\u2019t the first of its kind. It has a few predecessors such as the much larger and heavier LS3 and \u201cBigDog.\u201d Spot is leaner, quieter and much more agile making it more efficient.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpot is great and has exceeded the metrics that we\u2019ve provided,\u201d said Pineiro. \u201cWe see it as a great potential for the future dismounted infantry.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Spot is not intended to be operational, the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is evaluating the uses of other robotics in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to invest in research and development of robotics and autonomy to find ways to reduce threat to Marines and enhance our capability at the same time,\u201d said Pineiro.<\/p>\n

Further evaluation and development of robotics in the Marine Corps could help save lives and lighten the load for Marines in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobots can\u2019t get shot and they can\u2019t die,\u201d said Swilling. \u201cIf you need to send someone into danger\u2019s way, you don\u2019t want anyone to get hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fuente:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.military.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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