25th Infantry Division Testing Robotics Battlefield Capabilities

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Staff Sgt. Tramel S Garrett (25th ID):

Picture a hot summer day in Afghanistan, and a company of 25th Infantry Division Soldiers preparing to move to a new area of operation. Instead of using their legs and backs, these Soldiers are fortunate enough to have a small robot to help them on the battlefield.

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It could provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance without putting Soldiers in harm’s way. Technology like this can be the future of the battlefield and 25th Infantry Division Soldiers are testing this theory.

“This training event has been an exercise to address the basis of issue for Soldier multi-use equipment transport robots in the Pacific region,” said Joseph Alexander, Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineer Center, or TARDEC, representative.

Working with the Tropic Lightning Soldiers first hand is how Army research labs could extend the reach and capability of a platoon or company.

“Robotics have a very important place in the future of modern warfare. We want to keep the Soldiers out of harms way, especially when it comes to mundane activities, and a machine with intelligence or operated with a man in …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life