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Robots that do a soldier's work

With a weapons platform mounted to a Talon robot, this SWORDS system allows soldiers to fire small weapons by remote control from as far away as 1,000 meters. The system was demonstrated in December at the bienniel Army Science Conference, with hopes that it might soon join soldiers in Iraq.

Credit: U.S. Army Sgt. Lorie Jewell

SWORDS system

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