Robot battlefield

Singapore has successfully tested the Packbot battlefield robot, which can replace humans in dangerous areas, research the terrain and transfer information to military commanders.

Engineers at the Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) say that video footage from these robots to military forces has helped the commander locate and destroy the 'enemy'. The fake target was set up for testing.

Each Packbot robot is no larger than the famous robot R2-D2 in Star Wars. It weighs about 30kg, moves quite smoothly with nimble steps and can cross the slope. Its 'eye' is a camera that can amplify images up to 30 times. Packbot is also equipped with a night-vision viewer controlled by the user at a distance of 600 meters.

"We tested Packbot in a real-world environment, and soldiers could give us feedback so we could improve it if they found it was not perfect," said DSTA's Packbot Program Director. to speak.

According to Seow Hong Da, this tiny robot ' can go into dangerous areas, study the terrain of the area and pass on information to us while we are still in a position. favorable and safe '.