Unitree Go1 is a new genertion robot dog that can reach a speed of 17 km/h,
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A Chinese-made robotdog is now serving in the U.S. Marines
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The U.S. Marine Corps recently tested a robot dog toting a training version of the M72 infantry anti-armor rocket launcher. This is the latest example of growing interest in the U.S. and foreign militaries forces, especially the Chinese and Russian armed forces, in the idea of arming four-legged uncrewed ground systems. In fact, the Marine design looks to be based on a similar, if not identical Chinese-made commercial-of-the-shelf quadrupedal robot that has emerged in anti-armor rocket launcher and submachine gun-armed configurations in Russia in the past.
Members of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command's (MAGTFC) Tactical Training and Exercise Control group (TTECG), based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms in California, tested the robot dog back in September. Members of the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) were also involved in what was described as a proof-of-concept demonstration.
However, pictures and videos that the Marine Corps has released, seen earlier in this story, show that the underlying quadrupedal robot is a Chinese-made Unitree Go1, which is readily available for purchase online, including through Amazon. Unitree's website offers the baseline Go1 Air for $2,700 and the Go1 Pro, which it says has more capable sensors that it uses for general movement and object recognition, for $3,500.
Of specific interest in the context of the Marine Corps' armed Go1, two configurations using Unitree robot dogs emerged in Russia in last year. One of these was armed with a variant or derivative of the 9x19mm PP-19-01 "Vityaz" submachine gun while the other carried an RPG-26 anti-armor rocket launcher, which is similar in general concept to the M72.
Marines Test Fire Robot Dog Armed With Rocket Launcher
A rocket launcher-toting robot dog could give Marines a valuable new way to remotely attack armored vehicles, especially in urban areas.
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The U.S. Marine Corps recently tested a robot dog toting a training version of the M72 infantry anti-armor rocket launcher. This is the latest example of growing interest in the U.S. and foreign militaries forces, especially the Chinese and Russian armed forces, in the idea of arming four-legged uncrewed ground systems. In fact, the Marine design looks to be based on a similar, if not identical Chinese-made commercial-of-the-shelf quadrupedal robot that has emerged in anti-armor rocket launcher and submachine gun-armed configurations in Russia in the past.
Members of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command's (MAGTFC) Tactical Training and Exercise Control group (TTECG), based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms in California, tested the robot dog back in September. Members of the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) were also involved in what was described as a proof-of-concept demonstration.
However, pictures and videos that the Marine Corps has released, seen earlier in this story, show that the underlying quadrupedal robot is a Chinese-made Unitree Go1, which is readily available for purchase online, including through Amazon. Unitree's website offers the baseline Go1 Air for $2,700 and the Go1 Pro, which it says has more capable sensors that it uses for general movement and object recognition, for $3,500.
Of specific interest in the context of the Marine Corps' armed Go1, two configurations using Unitree robot dogs emerged in Russia in last year. One of these was armed with a variant or derivative of the 9x19mm PP-19-01 "Vityaz" submachine gun while the other carried an RPG-26 anti-armor rocket launcher, which is similar in general concept to the M72.
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This model doesn‘t look any cheaper than a real guard dog which cost $20,000 minimum to train
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That's because it is made of metal not plastic. Weighs ~70lbs while the GO1 is ~25lbs.
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