Military Robots

PRESENTED BY:

Rakesh Pal
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 Talk Flow
• Introduction to How Military Robots Work
• Basic Training
• Small Bots
• Big Bots: ACER
• Flying Bots: Global Hawk and Pointer
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Conclusion
• Reference
 INTRODUCTION

Military robots are autonomous or remote-

controlled devices designed for military
applications. Military is a dangerous job, but
some of the tasks that soldiers are required to do
are more dangerous than others. Walking
through minefields, deactivating unexploded
bombs or clearing out hostile buildings, for
example, are some of the most dangerous tasks
a person is asked to perform in the line of duty.
 BASIC TRAINING
• Whether or not a robot looks like a human doesn't matter much in
today's military applications. Robots come in many shapes and
sizes, and although there isn't really any single definition of a
robot, one common definition is this: a machine that is
controlled, in whole or in part, by an onboard computer.
Robots also have sensors that allow them to get information from
their surroundings, some form of locomotion and a power source.

• Today's military robots don't do a whole lot on their own. Their

computer brains aren't very sophisticated in terms of artificial
intelligence (AI). AI is a form of computer program that allows the
robot to process information and make some decisions on its own.

• The military doesn't usually use the term "robot" -- it calls them
unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) or unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs).
 • This version of the
ACER robot clears
anti-personnel
landmines.

• The 61-pound (28-

kg) MATILDA
robot can tow up
to 475 lbs (215
kg).
 SMALL BOTS

• Talon
• Packbot
• Matilda
• Maud & Marv (developing condition)
 Talon
• The TALON is a man-portable
robot operating on small treads.
It weighs less than 100 lbs (45
kg) in its base configuration.

• TALON is operated with a

joystick control, has seven speed
settings (top speed is 6 feet/1.8
meters per second) and can use
its treads to climb stairs,
maneuver through rubble and
even take on snow.

• TALONs were used for search

and rescue at WTC Ground Zero,
and they have been used in
Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq for
the disposal of live grenades,
improvised explosive devices and
other dangerous explosives.
 Packbot

A Packbot Scout searches for booby

traps on this truck at Najaf airfield,
Iraq, on March 31, 2004.
Packbot motion
Packbot Explorer
 Matilda

MATILDA with mechanical arm

Three of
MATILDA's
possible
configurations
 Maud & Marv

Marv

Maud
 BIG BOTS

• ACER
• ARTS
• RAAS & ARV
 ACER

Armored Combat Engineer Robot

Three of ACER’s
possible
configurations
 ARTS

ARTS, equipped with a Harley Box Rake, begins

explosive-ordnance disposal activities.
 RASS & ARV

The Robotic Armored

Assault System (RAAS) and
the Armed Robotic Vehicle
(ARV) are both in
development by the U.S.
military. These are large-
scale robots (ARV will
weigh 5 to 6 tons) capable
of carrying up to 1 ton of
payload.
 FLYING BOTS

• Global Hawk
• Pointer
• Predator
Global Hawk
• Length: 44 ft 4.75 in (13.53 m)
• Wingspan: 116 ft 2.5 in (35.42
m)
• Height: 15 ft 2.5 in (4.64 m)
• Weight empty: 14,800 lb (6,710
kg)
• Weight max: 25,600 lb (11,600
kg)
• Speed: 403 mph (648 kph)
• Ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,800 m)
• Range: 11,730 nautical miles
(21,720 km)
• Endurance: 36 hours
• Propulsion: Rolls-Royce/Allison
F137-AD-100 turbofan
Pointer
• Length: 6 ft (1.83 m)
• Wingspan: 9 ft (2.74 m)
• Weight: 9.6 lb (4.3 kg)
• Speed: 50 mph (80 kph)
• Ceiling: 985 ft (300 m)
• Mission radius: 2.7
nautical miles (5 km)
• Endurance: Primary
batteries – 1 hour;
Rechargeable batteries –
20 min
• Propulsion: Electric motor
 Predator

The MQ-1 Predator

Hunter/Killer is equipped
MQ-1 Predator UAV with two Hellfire missiles
and a targeting system.
 SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPMENT

a) US Mechatronics has produced a working automated

sentry gun and is currently developing it further for
commercial and military use.

a) Tactical Autonomous Combatant (TAC) units, described

in Project Alpha study 'Unmanned Effects: Taking the
Human out of the Loop' - TAC robots are seen as being
faster and more lethal than human soldiers, and able to
work in more hazardous environments. This study,
which was done in 2003, saw TACs as a reality by 2025.
 ADVANTAGES

• It is more useful to loose a Robot rather

than loose a Human life.
• It can work in the Line of Duty without Fear
of loosing life.
• It can detect Land Mines and dispose
Explosives.
• It can carry lots of Machineries and guns.
• It can be controlled from an onboard
computer.
 DISADVANTAGES

• It is more expensive.
• Circuit failure can cause greater lose.
 CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the developments are going on to
produce more effective robots that can help in
battle fields as well as in other places. It is more
useful than loosing a Robot rather than loosing a
Human life. It has so many advantages as
compared to its disadvantages that we could left
back its disadvantages. Hence it is more effective
in the place of battle field. All we hope that it can
minimize the possible of loosing soldiers.
 REFERENCE

Websites:

www.howstuffworks.com
www.wikipedia.com