Army looking to develop expendable robots for future fight

By Ashley Tressel / August 31, 2018 at 2:00 PM
The Army's early efforts to examine soldier behavior while using robotic and autonomous systems on the battlefield have shown the service it may need to tailor its development and procurement approach when it comes to robots. Don Sando, deputy to the Maneuver Center of Excellence's commander, told Inside the Army Aug. 30 soldiers are, "unsurprisingly," more willing to take risks when deploying robots at a distance. As a result, the service is realizing it might be a good idea to...

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