CaMEL Gun-Bot Wired Northrop Shows Off A Touchscreen-Controlled Robot Wielding A Giant Machine Gun -- Popular Science
Even the Army seems scared of this one.
Northrop's heavy-duty hauler CaMEL has been a success, scoring contracts from Israel and serious interest from the U.S. Army. But why haul miscellaneous stuff when you can haul a giant gun instead?
The hauler is named the Carry-all Mechanized Equipment Landrover--yeah, that spells out CaMEL. It's a 60-inch-tall treaded vehicle capable of carrying an impressive 1,200 pounds of stuff, and its usefulness in the field is proven by its popularity. Israel has bought more than 60 of them, and the U.S. Army is looking into its possibilities as well.
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My Comment: This picture caught my eye .... but is such a system practical? Hhmmm .... probably not.
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