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Title: Wheeled target robots delivered to U.S. Army… they are so clever they even scatter for cover
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Daily Mail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet ... Army-clever-scatter-cover.html
Published: Dec 3, 2011
Author: Ted Thornhill
Post Date: 2011-12-03 19:08:37 by A K A Stone
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Views: 1133
Comments: 1
It turns out that Call of Duty isn't the only way to practise hitting moving targets – soldiers can now fire live ammo at fast-moving ‘smart’ target robots. The U.S Marine Corps has just taken delivery of a platoon of cyber troops. Made by Sydney-based firm Marathon Targets, the robots look, move and even behave like people, providing an unprecedented level of realism for sharp shooters. For example, when one of the robots is ‘killed’, the others will immediately scatter for cover. In the line of fire: The cyber troops move around at speed providing realistic target practise A team of robotic smart targets can execute complex pre-planned scenarios, moving unpredictably in and out of sight of training instructors. The robots have already been tested in the States and won the approval of defence chiefs. The first batch has now been delivered to a base in Quantico, Virginia, in a deal worth $AU57million. Benefits: Troops using the robotic targets reported that their accuracy greatly improved ‘We are very gratified by the feedback from the shooters and the training community to our second-generation smart targets,’ said Dr. Alex Brooks, CEO of Marathon Targets. ’Many people told us that these targets bring an urgently needed new level of realism to live-fire training.’ The mobile smart targets are armour-plated and based on Segway platforms. They are able to work as a team, moving freely across the range but remaining within a designated target area. Marathon's COO, co-founder Dr. Tobias Kaupp, added: ‘Even well-trained elite shooters thought that training with smart targets would greatly improve their marksmanship skills and, ultimately, their combat effectiveness. ‘Many observers commented on how shooters visibly improved, even during the small amount of time that they spent with the system.’
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Bayoneting and shooting life like dummies for hours on end has gotten way too mundane. There's nothing like getting the troops used to killing the next generation of human replicas so they won't hesitate when they are eventually called for duty in your neighborhood.
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It turns out that Call of Duty isn't the only way to practise hitting moving targets – soldiers can now fire live ammo at fast-moving ‘smart’ target robots.
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