The US Army is testing the 6-Wheeled Robot

According to DelPro, the US military entered a test drive of the new six-wheel-drive ADP.

Robotic testing is under way on the Aberdin test site. Military technicians are examining the control systems of self-propelled vehicles and the ability to climb hills and their brakes.

This mobile robot looks like a new tank.

A place to study alternative combat robots is the TARDEC Armor Research Center. For the first time, these robots are used to transport military equipment to combat positions. Robots can control machines that gather information about the battle situation by pointing the camera towards the sides, as well as propel themselves to the prescribed targets along the route. The self-propelled robot (actually a car) can travel in complex terrain, climb very high slopes, up to 60 degrees, and rotate in place in all directions.

Robot can move at speeds up to 80 km / h. Sensors mounted on the vehicle can detect small obstacles. The multipurpose computer on the main compartment collects data on these obstacles, and then calculates to adjust the parameters that allow the robot to overcome or change the obstacle avoidance path if it can not pass.

The ADP weighs 9.6 tons, 4.6 meters long. Each robot wheel is equipped with electric motors, powered by Lithium ion batteries. The rechargeable battery generated by the diesel generator. In addition to CCTV cameras, robots are equipped with ladar (laser-based terrain detectors) to detect moving objects. Some of the sensors are mounted on four-meter tall posts.