{"id":17643,"date":"2015-09-21T11:47:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T18:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-marines-are-sending-this-robotic-dog-into-simulated-combat"},"modified":"2017-06-04T11:37:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T18:37:53","slug":"the-marines-are-sending-this-robotic-dog-into-simulated-combat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/the-marines-are-sending-this-robotic-dog-into-simulated-combat","title":{"rendered":"The Marines Are Sending This Robotic Dog Into Simulated Combat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/the-marines-are-sending-this-robotic-dog-into-simulated-combat.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The battlefield can be one of the most useful places for robots. And now, the US Marines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/NewsDisplay\/tabid\/3258\/Article\/617688\/four-legged-robot-runs-towards-potential-future-with-marine-infantry.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">are testing out<\/a> Spot, a robo dog built by Boston Dynamics to see <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2015\/09\/marines-give-googles-latest-robot-a-tryout-as-working-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\">how helpful the \u2018bot could be in combat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5842856\/yes-bigdog-is-still-the-creepiest-most-awesome-robot-of-all-time\">Big Dog<\/a>, also from Google-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics? Well, Spot is <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/spot-is-a-smaller-more-kickable-version-of-boston-d-1684749999\">a tinier, more agile iteration<\/a>: At 160 pounds, it\u2019s hydraulically actuated with a sensor on its noggin that aids in navigation. It\u2019s controlled by a laptop-connected game controller, which a hidden operator can use up to 1,600 feet away. The four-legged all-terrain robo pup was revealed in February. Robots in combat aren\u2019t new, but Spot signals a quieter, leaner alternative that hints at the strides made in this arena.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/the-marines-are-sending-this-robotic-dog-into-simulated-combat2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" alt=\"The Marines Are Sending This Robotic Dog Into Simulated Combat\" data-chomp-id=\"1440468614935104911\" data-asset-url=\"http:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/s--TpZPt5zt--\/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800\/1440468614935104911.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/the-marines-are-sending-this-robotic-dog-into-simulated-1732055359\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The battlefield can be one of the most useful places for robots. And now, the US Marines are testing out Spot, a robo dog built by Boston Dynamics to see how helpful the \u2018bot could be in combat. Remember Big Dog, also from Google-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics? Well, Spot is a tinier, more agile [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-military","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64123,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17643\/revisions\/64123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}