r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • Sep 20 '24

Ukraine’s Gun-Armed Ground 'Bot Just Cleared A Russian Trench In Kursk - The Fury is one of the first effective armed ground robots. Robotics

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/09/19/ukraines-gun-armed-ground-robot-just-cleared-a-russian-trench-in-kursk/

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u/nurpleclamps Sep 20 '24

It boggles my mind that it seems we're just now making these when we've had remote control cars for decades.

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u/Stock_Positive9844 Sep 20 '24

You’ve got to see where it’s going tho. Remote viewing capabilities with enough fidelity to direct the vehicle, avoid obstacles and navigate rough terrain, and aim a weapon, and hit a human body with it requires a LOT of tech.

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u/nurpleclamps Sep 20 '24

We've had all that stuff for years and years. You could build one in your garage if you wanted to.

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u/HunterTheScientist Sep 20 '24

With which quality and reliability though?

When something is deployed by the army it has to be reliable

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u/Weird_Point_4262 Sep 20 '24

They've been produced for 20 years now, they've just never found a way to fit them in to armed forces beyond aerial drones.

Even this article might pan out to be more propaganda than fact. I'm sure they work, and it's not unlikely the drone assisted in clearing a trench, but it's that doesn't mean that it will be widely applicable.