[Weapons and equipment] US Air Force bases use "robotic dogs" for patrols

Russian Satellite News Agency reported on November 13, 2020 that Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, USA, has begun to use "robotic dogs" for base patrols, making it the first unit of the US Air Force to use "robotic dogs" for patrols. "Robodogs" will patrol areas where people and vehicles are inconvenient to enter and exit to enhance the troops' situational awareness. The appearance of the

"robotic dog" is similar to the commercial equipment that Boston Dynamics started selling at the beginning of this year, but it was actually developed by Phantom Robotics. The prototype was tested at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in September, which proved its With support and reconnaissance capabilities. The

four-legged "robotic dog" is a semi-autonomous robot, equipped with a camera that can observe the activities in front of it and report the situation to the base security headquarters. The operator can control the "robotic dog" through the virtual reality headset of the base defense operations center, and can also send verbal commands to other people through the radio equipped with the "robotic dog".