The remote control Terrier bulldozer lets soldiers clear IEDs while staying out of harms way (Think Defence/Flickr)
In this episode of Drone News ground drone expert Ben Barry defends the development of autonomous systems.
He tells Owen Bennett-Jones that vehicles are destined to become more autonomous. Considerable investment by the US military and major defence firms like Lockheed Martin is driving forward development of military ground drones. This interest in ground drones “is driven by the number of casualties suffered by convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan from roadside bombs”. MORE
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