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Army

Robots Set To Take On Variety Of Ground Combat Roles

Friday, October 7th, 2016

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Robots Set To Take On Variety Of Ground Combat Roles

Harris T7 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) System

Over the next decade ground robots will steadily assume more diverse missions than the niche bomb disposal and intelligence-gathering duties they have performed for years, according to Army officials.Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley often explains that a “fundamental change” to the way wars are fought is in the offing. At the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual exposition in Washington, D.C., he said there is little question that from the 2020s, ground robots will play a significant role…

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