USMC Test-Fires Rockets From “Robotic Goat” [VIDEO]

The Military Times reports:

Marines strapped a rocket launcher to a so-called robotic goat in the California desert in September, in a test of robots’ abilities to carry and fire weapons in battle.

Marines with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group conducted the proof-of-concept test at Twentynine Palms, California ― a vast installation with many ranges where Marines can do live-fire tests and training, according to a Marine Corps news release.

The platform appears to be the Go1 robot dog made by the Chinese robotics company Unitree, whose website advertises the quadruped as “Lightweight, Take It Everywhere.” Unitree sells a basic version of the man’s bionic best friend for $2,700 (plus $1,000 in shipping) on its website and $4,899 on Amazon.

Read the full article. The US Army and Navy have also experimented with equipping such robots with flamethrowers and using larger versions as pack animals.

Watch the robotic goat walk, beg, hop and sway its hips. | Click the image to read our story: https://t.co/3lW90xBg17

— Marine Corps Times (@Marinetimes) October 28, 2023