China’s Military Deploys Robot ‘Dog’ in Live-Fire Combat Drill

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A robotic "dog of war" is the star of footage recently uploaded to Chinese state media. In the 11-second video, a mechanized quadruped can be seen taking point position as flesh-and-blood soldiers breach a door in a simulated raid. The remotely operated war robot, on which a rifle-firing platform was mounted, has a long battery life and can be operated from a "very long distance," one of the soldiers says in the Chinese Central Television video. He pointed out the robot is also adept at bearing ammunition and medical supplies. This screen capture of a CCTV video shows a quadruped...