Re: [DS2][SG2] Robot Dogs

Well, I do know that right now robots can be used for ambushing tanks. 
They 
can roll out, wait for weeks and hit anything crossing an area of the
road 
or terrain they cover.	I think the robot I'm talking about is a Fireant
or 
something like that. Discovery Channel loves to show it in shows on
military 
hardware.  It stnds to reason that a low-grade robot could be set up to 
snipe at soft targets too.  A tripod with servoes, a small logic unit, a

good multi-optic scope al lattached to a rifle and bingo - sort of like
a 
careful 'Sentry Gun'.

>From: "Bell, Brian K" <Brian_Bell@dscc.dla.mil>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>To: "'gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU'" <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
>Subject: [DS2][SG2] Robot Dogs
>Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:39:59 -0400
>
>I just saw an interesting article that Sony is now selling Robot
Dogs!!!
>http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2308814,00.html
>
>While the AI and motor skills of the robot dog are (presumably) crude,
the
>story indicates that it has the capacity to learn from its environment.

>Also
>the small size surprised me. This may cause me to reevaluate my ideas
on
>robots.
>
>It certainly got me thinking about robots for DS2/SG2.
>
>Possible uses with limited AI:
>   Mine detectors
>   Barrier breaching (razorwire, mines, etc.)
>   Mobile mines
>   Scout/Forward Observer
>   Communications relay
>   Decoy
>   ECM
>   Beacon (homing beacon for artillery/artillery/missiles)
>
>Possible uses with advanced AI:
>   Sniper
>   Battle robot
>   Saboteur
>
>-----
>Brian Bell
>bkb@beol.net
>http://members.xoom.com/rlyehable/
>-----
>

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