MILITARY ROBOTS:

Introduction :
autonomous or remote-controlled devices that are capable of taking surveillance photographs and even accurately launching missiles at ground targets without a pilot. designed for military applications.

Applications :
Clearing minefields Deactivating bombs Clearing buildings Risking money instead of a human life

Historical events:
military robots date back to World War II and the Cold War in the form of the German Goliath Tracked Mines and the Soviet teletanks. (1940s) 1960s and 70s - Reconnaissance Drones which were airplane look-a-like robots that flew a great distance and gathered information on a target. 1980s The Robotic Ranger which was a ground vehicle

Recently used:
Dragon Runner TALON ACER Packbot

Dragon runner:
A military robot built for urban combat. The robot has four wheels is 15 inches long less than a foot wide and 5 inches in height. very rugged and can be thrown over fences up or down stairwells and from a moving vehicle at 45 miles per hour. designed for areas too dangerous or inaccessible for human soldiers. Main use is to relay information such as pictures back to the soldier.

Swords talon:
TALON robot is a small tracked military robot designed for missions ranging from reconnaissance to combat. one of the fastest robots in the market one that can travel through sand water and snow (up to 100 feet deep) as well as climb stairs. Costs 230000 Grenade launcher machine gun and rifle can be placed on this robot.

Acer:
Roughly the size of a small bulldozer and weighing 2.25 tons ACER is among the larger of the terrestrial military robots. Reaches speeds of up to 6.3 mph. Uses for this robot include clearing obstacles removing explosives hauling cargo and disabled vehicles and serving as a platform for various other tasks such as clearing buildings and disarming landmines. Runs on a diesel engine

Packbot
smaller and lighter than the TALON weighing in at about 40 lbs. Man-portable Controlled by a Pentium processor that has been designed specially to withstand rough treatment Packbot has a GPS system an electronic compass and temperature sensors built in. can withstand a 6-foot drop onto concrete. Main use is to find out where enemy is hiding but also searches for bombs and other dangers.

Future implementation:
Used in under the sea Fire rescue Mine traveled robots