UAVs will be found even at night: the US tested a combat dog robot with AI in the Middle East

According to the representative of the US army, the robot dog was able to hit several static ground targets during testing in Saudi Arabia.

The US Army has tested at least one robotic dog with an AR-15/M16 rifle and artificial intelligence at the Red Sands Complex Experiment Facility in Saudi Arabia. It is probably a Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Quadrupedal-Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Q-UGV) model, writes the Military.com portal.

A representative of the US Army Central Command told the publication that the robot dog was one of several “counter-unmanned aerial vehicle” systems tested along with 15 other platforms at Red Sands in September. According to him, the device hit several static ground targets.

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The publication also noted that last week the US Department of Defense's Visual Information Dissemination Service published a photo of the Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Quadrupedal-Unmanned Ground Vehicle (c), armed with an AR-15/M16 rifle on a rotating turret. The robot was reported to be undergoing “rehearsals” at the Red Sands Center in Saudi Arabia.

The authors of the publication suggested that the gun turret, equipped with a large electro-optical guidance system labeled Lone Wolf, is the same AI system that previously tested by the US military during the Hard Kill anti-UAV exercise at Fort Drum.

Interesting Engineering points out that the rifle used by the Q-UGV is equipped with an electro-optical guidance system. A GoPro-like video camera is mounted on the mast at the back of the drone. A laser sight is also included. Thanks to the built-in TV, this robot dog can “see” drones even at night.

The company Ghost Robotics claims that their goal — make the Q-UGV an indispensable tool by constantly improving its ability to walk, run, crawl, crawl and swim in challenging environments.

“Ultimately, our robot is designed to keep our soldiers, workers and K9s safe,” — emphasized the manufacturer.