Helion
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Another Round, Jeeves
The American soldier may soon have a personal combat-ready sidekick that will fetch him essentials such as water, ammo and medicine and provide extra firepower when hes under attack. Its a robotic servant dubbed BirdDog thats in the works by the U.S. Navy and the private research firm Science Applications International Corporation. BirdDog is designed to complement the militarys future fleet of unmanned vehicles, which are expected to account for one third of all ground combat vehicles by 2015.
4.25.2008 at 10:10am - Comment by HelionBirdDog is the software not the modified vehicle it was tested on! Major difference! I'm looking forward to what the software can do when used to improve the quality of life...like say integrated onto the wheelchair of a disabled person who has minimum independent functionality.
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