War works already in Ukraine: as Shakespeare's fiction became a reality

Focus translated Peter Suchu's article about land drones on four paws - robotic dogs. Since ancient times, dogs tracked enemies, guarded prisoners and protected soldiers. And although these loyal companions are at risk of their lives, to be honest, not even understanding what risk they are at, many developers are trying to create a one-time version of dog warriors.

In June 2022, the US Army announced that it would give Kiev a couple of robotic dogs that can assist in the mine fields and the disposal of other ammunition. It was believed that the work-skills would be as effective in the detection of mines, as well as dogs from flesh and blood, and they would not be distracted. The most important thing - innovation meant that real dogs would not have to risk neither life nor paws.

Two years later, Ukrainian soldiers from the 28th separate mechanized brigade are shared in Telegram by the results of field tests of robotic dogs in combat conditions. Earlier, the work was involved in the patrol of the perimeter of the military base, but in Ukraine, the works were involved as scouts near the villages on the front line around the Toretsk, near the destroyed city of Bakhmut.

K-9 work, similar to a commercially designed UNITREE G2 quadropod, was used to collect data, transportation of goods and observation. "Used robotic dog has advanced technological characteristics that make it particularly suitable for such tasks. Due to its four -legged design, it has high mobility, which allows him to overcome various obstacles and work on uneven surface Stability, and modern sensors and cameras help to accurately perceive the environment and circumvent.

" It is unknown whether the Ukrainian work on the Unitree Go2 developed in China. The Chinese four -legged robot is characterized by the presence of a 4D Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor and a 1280x720 resolution in the nose. GO2 can carry about 10 kg and develop speeds up to 18 km/h. Thus, it cannot boast the speed of a warm -blooded dog, but remotely controlled work does not know fatigue - at least until the battery sets.

For the first time, the US soldiers have tested the four -legged Vision 60 robots on the Nelleis Air Force, Nevada. Security and Ghoor Works, developed by Ghost Robotics, were to become part of the first Advanced Battle Management System system-a digital combat network designed to collect, process, process and exchange data between US and Union troops. In June, China demonstrated armed work, which was also reminiscent of Unitree Go2 by design.

The difference from the Ukrainian robots was the assault rifle QBZ-95 (Type 95), installed above. Of course, Type 95 has a bull-pap configuration ("Bulldog puppy"). It seems that the wars of the war were finally lowered from the chains. Peter Suchyu is a journalist from Michigan. During his twenty-year journalistic career, he participated in the work of more than four dozen magazines, newspapers and websites, publishing more than 3,200 materials.