Robot Combat Mule on FutureWeapons

This is a clip from FutureWeapons documenting the Squad Mission Support System (SMSS). An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is being developed to lighten the load of foot soldiers. Future applications include arming the robot with various weapon systems.

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Science & Technology

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• Future
• Weapons
• Squad
• Mission
• Support
• System
• (SMSS)
• Robot
• UGV

[Sneak693]

this isn't the mule this is the mule's little brother

[thatguysellscrack]

i think it was einstein who

as long as there people on this earth there will be wars

[qzacidman]

@cheesemuffinality I said that we here in the US spend more time and money turning things into weapons then we do anything else. Which is true! I also said that we deserve better. Meaning that the time and energy we spend weaponizing things could be used for better things. Which is also true! Most military technology will remain military tech until it's outdated. My main problem is that it's a computer that can shoot people! Your name is cheese muff and you want to have an adult conversation?

[redreaper2020]

@cheesemuffinality "some solution" = they'll spent a shitload of money tomake a new vehicle, then never buy it, then do the same thing two or three times, before finally just putting some damn springs on the one they had. :D

Seriously, for EMT stuff, a soft suspension is a must. I didn't think that it'd matter until I talked to an EMT tech about it, they said it's a massive must. But tossin' some springs and suspension arms on it sohuldn't be hard.

[cheesemuffinality]

@redreaper2020 yes over a long period of time, if the soldier has a neck or back injury, or possibly a broken leg. but if youre just getting someone who's been shot across a few hundred feet of road, it might be better than the jostling of four soldiers' feet hitting the ground. anyways, for that specific purpose, you are right, it's not the best idea. but they'll probably think of some solution, whether it's suspension or something else, to make it more 'wounded soldier-friendly'.

[redreaper2020]

@cheesemuffinality Dude. Riding in a vehicle like this would kill a wounded soldier, all the bumping and jostling would do more damage. That's why ambulances have air-ride in the back.

And it's autonomous, yes, but it doesn't really need to be. For the cost, it's way too expensive. Why they accepted it, who knows.

[cheesemuffinality]

@qzacidman many of the robots originally made for Explosive Ordinance Disposal and reconnaissance have been adopted for civilian use in disaster relief.

[cheesemuffinality]

@man11withaplan this is SMSS, not MULE. "mule" is a term for any small vehicle used to carry loads. for example, a golf cart with a small bed on the back would be a mule.

[cheesemuffinality]

@indendunklenschatten thats whats gonna happen, the robot would just take you to a medevac vehicle. if i was a wounded soldier i wouldn't want to make 4 of my guys risk their lives trying to help me, i'd want them killing the bastard who shot me.

[cheesemuffinality]

@jimmyhoffa9 it might be indirectly powered by the engine, like the MULE, where the engine generates power to the electric motors.

[cheesemuffinality]

@nphanlon1973 no it's not. it easily costs more than a house. a 155mm shell will blow the fuck out of the SMSS. you could disable the SMSS with a well-placed anti-material sniper round, and easily with a pound of c4.

Have you ever heard of the Aardvark JSFU Mark IV mine clearance system? google it. thats what can absorb ied hits.

Why would an insurgent have a blanket with him? he'll be dead before he thinks of that. Also, they dont really have teams and they plant them when were not there.

[cheesemuffinality]

@redreaper2020 no you dont need suspension. it's not being used for 10 minute rides. it just needs to get them out of the engagement area into a proper vehicle, and it can do it quicker and safer than 4 troops can.