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Pentagon Searches for Perfect Body Extraction Bot

Mar 22, 2010 04:15 PM

Rescuing wounded soldiers in a war zone is extremely dangerous. Again, (previous entry, Futuristic Warefare), the Pentagon turns to scifi technology and robotics for the answer. The current solution is to develop robots that perform as "combat casualty extraction system[s]." And not just one robot to go in and save the day, but an "autonomous EMS crew, complete with an unmanned ambulance and robodocs, who can aid fallen troops 'with minimal intervention by medic or other first responder operators.'"

Click through to Wired's the Danger Room to read more.

One robo-EMS possibility, The Bear:

Robot assisting a soldier on the ground.

A humanoid robot assisting a soldier seated on its back.

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