From unmanned aircraft to field operatives the importance of robotics in the US army during recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan has increased dramatically.
Tagged ‘warfare’
BAE Systems plc have been showing off their rather clever robotic warfare concepts at the Farnborough Air Show this week and the main event to send the competition into the corner sulking is this droidplane named Mantis.
In a matter of just a few years American Brian Hart has taken his six-wheeled bomb defusing robot from the drawing board onto the purchasing plans of the US army.
It might have been saddled with the name of a four legged pack carrier but the MULE (Multifunctional utility/Logistics & Equipment) is an incredible fighting machine that’s set to change the face of warfare.