NYC Mayor Adams introduces creepy robot dogs
The two Vision 60 robot dogs – manufactured by the American company, Ghost Robotics, and costing $750,000, possess a number of capabilities including scouting areas above and below ground, being highly mobile and agile, able to climb piles of dirt and rubble, walk through deep puddles and float on their surfaces, as well as being able to get back on their feet if flipped over.
They are also semi-autonomous, able to control their own speed of movement and come to halt without human intervention, and possess laser radar (lidar) capabilities which allow them to conduct 3D mapping of their surrounding environment, helping them to locate hidden explosive charges.
Some disadvantages of the robot dogs, however, include their short battery life of up to three hours – but reported to be practically only half of that on the field – and their inability to carry over 10 kilograms.
Having been operational in the United States’ military since 2020, the robot dogs are unarmed but possess the technical ability to be armed with a submachine gun with an advanced optic sight, thermal camera for night vision, and a range of 1.2 kilometres
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