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and that the same as Google cars as it is for military robots, we should begin now to do the research to how far can we get in ensuring the robot systems are safe
but there are some risks that military robot operators may never be able to eliminate. Some issues are the same ones that plague the adoption of any radically new technology:
#Packbot: Serving the Military and World cup Football Packbots will be deployed in Brazil during the 2014â World cup Soccerâ season to bring a high-tech approach to security.
The nationâ#government has secured a $7. 2 million deal with Packbotâ#creators for 30 of the military bots.
The sleek Packbot robot system designed by irobot a Bedford Massachusetts-based company made its debut in 2002 in Afghanistan where it helped soldiers clear bunkers caves collapsed building and to cross minefields.
By 2007 more than 800 of these military robots were in use throughout Afghanistan Iraq and several other countries.
The Packbot was also the first remote controlled robot to enter the Fukushima nuclear facility after the East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
Packbot is a unique robotic propulsion system that can reach a road speed of up to 9 miles/hour.
Packbot has the capability to climb up to 60 percent grades and survive submersion in water up to two meters depth.
'The US ARMY said it could adapt its current battlefield robots by making them larger so they can rescue downed soldiers.
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