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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Robo-mule hauls military gear & follows like a dog

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U.S. troops who carry as much as 100 pounds of gear could soon get a robotic mule capable of shouldering their burdens in the toughest terrain. Such a robot recently showed how it can follow a person and navigate around trees and rocks while climbing a hill in its first outdoor test — but it might someday follow spoken commands like a huge, obedient dog.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/08/robo-mule-hauls-military-gear-follows-like-dog/

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