[game_the0ry]

Anyone else get a sense of anxiety at the thought of a machine gun attached to one of those things?

[tcdent]

> In September 2023, the United States Marine Corps used an M72 LAW anti-tank rocket launcher fixed to a Go1 robotic dog during tactical training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitree_Robotics

[ortusdux]

Hobbyists are making drones that can go 0-180mph in 2 seconds top speeds of 300+mph. Anxiety all around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wThmg8Ezm9w

[erwincoumans]

Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlDLwTsRHtU Ghost Robotics has been working with the US Army putting weapons on their robot quadruped for several years now. Unitree is ahead of the game with their hardware+software ecosystem though.

[Yoric]

Yes, but not necessarily more so than at the thought of a machine gun in the hands of a human being.

[grogenaut]

I was picturing a horde of them streaming down a hill with guns towards you yes.

[r00fus]

The country where Unitree is based has not been in a major war in the past 30-40 years. Sure companies based in the western world can take inspiration from this but given the US-China conflict apparently in the works, it seems the advanced tech would be on the Chinese side.