Essay On Military Robots

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Curtis Fields Military Robots 11/19/2013 Computer Technology 2 The purpose of Military Robots is to keep people alive by assisting in combat. and surveillance. Military robots are autonomous robots that are remote controlled devices for military applications. They help our military by providing intelligence, transportation, tactical aid, bomb defusing help, and surveillance. The beginning of military robot use was during World War II and the cold war, the Germans Goliath tracked mines. It was a small remote controlled German-engineered demolition vehicle, also known as the beetle tank to the allies. The caterpillar tracked vehicle were approximately 4 feet long, 2 feet wide and 1 foot tall. It carried (165-220 Lbs.) of high explosives. It was intended to be used for multiple purposes such as destroying tanks, disrupting dense infantry formation, demolition of buildings,and testing chemical suits. SYRANO (Système Robotisé d'Acquisition pour la Neutralisation d'Objectifs, "Robotic System for Acquisition and Neutralisation of Targets") was the first operational battlefield robot for the French military. It would collect information in urban combat zones. United States have unmanned guns called Sentry’s, the Sentry detecting and destroying short range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft first used exclusively on Navel assets, and now also as land-based defenses. Using military robots means that humans do not have to get hurt during combat. The robot will shoot for you and get shot at instead of you. The XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle minimizes Soldiers' exposure directly to hazards which saves lives in the field. The robots weight is less than 29lbs and it can carry 6 pounds of equipment. This robot is also controlled by an... ... middle of paper ... ...es military recently began equipping mobile robotic platforms to carry small and medium-size firearms. Finally, for almost half the cost of a new robot, REbotics offers a substantial inventory of quality used robots from a variety of manufacturers like FANUC Robotics, ABB, Panasonic Factory Automation, Motoman, Kuka and Nachi. Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) - a provider of optics, navigation and guidance systems and controls for unmanned military vehicles of all types. Statistics have proven that more lives our saved with robots than by humans alone. The robots take on explosives, toxic material and combat zones and they take the fire instead of us. The military is spending billions on military robots but it is paying off decreasing the load and strain and deaths on the humans that saves lives. We are much more important than the robots they are replaceable not us.

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