Analysis of Current Military Robots and Capabilities

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Many robots can be categorized into two categories: autonomous and teleoperated. Autonomous robots are self-sustaining robots that can decide for themselves without outside control and can be operated for an extended period of time. The iRobot Roomba household robotics vacuum would be considered an autonomous robot; it can navigate itself through a house without control from a human. Newly emerging self-driving cars are also autonomous. They require no input from a human to navigate through roads and is self aware of other obstacles around it. It senses it’s surrounding for other vehicles, traffic lights, and obstacles in order to decide where to point the wheels and how fast it should be going. It then executes it by controlling the vehicle’s steering and accelerator to accomplish driving. Teleoperated robots do not operate completely on their own and require the assistance of a remote human to complete its tasks. Many law enforcement robots are teleoperated. Law enforcement robots help take a look at the scene without risking a police officer’s life. When a law enforcement robot is deployed, a human controls its movement and the robot wouldn’t be able to navigate through terrain itself. Some robots qualify in both categories.
> Analysis of Current Military Robots and Capabilities
I. Introduction
The United States has been researching and developing military robots for decades. A German military ‘robot’ marks the beginning of robots in warfare in the 1940s. Named Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath or Goliath tracked mine, this was a military box on treads that was a single use moving bomb. It was controlled through cable that it dragged along and was intended to blow itself up at the destination. These robots were not considered a...

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