Australia develops robots on dangerous missions

Australian scientists have designed special robots to prepare for the MAGIC 2010 International Military Robot Contest.

The competition is sponsored by the US Department of Defense and the Australian Department of Defense, which aims to encourage research institutions around the world to create " super " robots that can fight in dangerous or spying conditions.

Study leader, Professor Thomas Braunl, of the University of Western Australia, said robots are becoming increasingly important in the field of defense.

The use of robots has many benefits such as allowing soldiers not to engage in dangerous situations but still be able to complete the task.

Prof. Braunl emphasized that new advances would break the limits of previously armored vehicles.

Military vehicles that participate in this competition may be slightly larger than the vacuum cleaner, but are designed specifically to handle dangerous tasks instead of security forces.

Braunl's robots are about 50cm long and 40cm high. Despite their size, these computer-controlled automatic military robots are equipped with high-tech equipment such as cameras, laser scanners, global positioning devices and digital compasses. ..

In the 2010 MAGIC competition, the seven robots of Prof. Braunl's team will co-ordinate the battle to map the areas where the military has not yet arrived.

Professor Braunl said that although his chipmunks took only a year to assemble robots, they spent 14 years researching and manufacturing.

In addition to the military field, future robots can also be used in other areas such as disaster recovery and mining.