Army making 2.5 ton self-driving robot

by DJ Neawedde | 1st May 2007

The Multifunction Utility Logistics and Equipment (MULE) is a new 2.5-ton robotic vehicle being developed by the U.S. Army. It has six wheels and is armed with heavy machine guns (two 7.62mm machine guns and two Javelin anti-tank missiles to be exact), designed to transport equipment (1,900 pounds of it) and soldiers to their destinations. It of course has all kinds of cameras, sensors and GPS which will keep it on track.

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    Army making 2.5 ton self-driving robot

    by DJ Neawedde | 1st May 2007

    The Multifunction Utility Logistics and Equipment (MULE) is a new 2.5-ton robotic vehicle being developed by the U.S. Army. It has six wheels and is armed with heavy machine guns (two 7.62mm machine guns and two Javelin anti-tank missiles to be exact), designed to transport equipment (1,900 pounds of it) and soldiers to their destinations. It of course has all kinds of cameras, sensors and GPS which will keep it on track.

    Read [Danger Room]


    Related Posts

  • RedOwl: The Sniper Detecting Robot
  • iRobot unveils new ‘Warrior’ robot
  • R7 Riding Robot
  • Army Testing Invisible Tank Technology
  • Washington Bans Texting While Driving
  • Control a robot with your mind
  • Subscribe



    Leave a Reply

    XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>