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Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicle
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Dog can walk into buildings, under a roof, or into forests with dense canopies.
Which one of those can't a controlled FPV do? A dog is stopped by a table, flipped over in a doorway.
All of them.
Can easily make dog walk in both orientations.
Doesn't have to be a dog specifically. A miniature tank can also work.
I read more than a decade ago that IDF had developed a drone snake to creep into small holes; used for spying.
This is all previously shared, but UAVs are far more capable than a robotic dog in both maneuverability and cost.
autonomous Drone swarm maneuvering through a dense bamboo forest:
FPV flying through a stairwell:
Those FPV UAVs come in at <$500. The cheapest somewhat capable robot dog (Unitree go) goes for something like $2K.
Both would probably take just a single bullet/shrapnel to disable, but a FPV is infinitely harder to hit.
It's not really a matter of tech maturing either, a lidar equipped robotic dog will NEVER be cheaper than a grenade strapped FPV guided by a radio controller.
Interesting. I did not know of this.
A robot dog/vehicle can, however, keep a low profile and stand stationary, unlike a drone. Look at how noisy those drones are. Even in a forest, the noise alone will give it away. A dog can just stand still without making a noise. The dog cannot throw grenades but it may be able to drop mines or act as a suicide IED. A dog/vehicle with props can imitate a bush/rubble and stand still for hours.
I don't see why an existing grenade launcher could not be placed onto a robotic dog, based off of the weight of an LMG or assault rifle you currently see on them.
