French Army Tests Robot Dog In “Combat Scenarios”

The Verge reports:

Spot, the quadruped robot built by US firm Boston Dynamics, has appeared alongside soldiers during military exercises carried out by the French army. The robot was apparently being used for reconnaissance during a two-day training exercise, but the deployment raises questions about how and where Boston Dynamics’ machines will be used in future.

Pictures of the exercises were shared on Twitter by France’s foremost military school, the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr. It described the tests as “raising students’ awareness of the challenges of tomorrow,” which include the “robotization of the battlefield.”

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The French army is testing Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot in combat scenarios https://t.co/QNGPx5xzsV pic.twitter.com/gF7gie4dYp

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“Quand l’EMIA part au combat avec des robots terrestres”https://t.co/q6MNhCdr5C pic.twitter.com/CTHDpI1Lun

— Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan (@SaintCyrCoet) March 31, 2021