U.S. Marines with the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group from Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command have partnered with the Office of Naval Research to test a quadruped robotic platform, dubbed “the robotic goat,” at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California.
During the test, the mechanism carried an M72 light anti-tank weapon rocket launcher, enabling the Marines to control the anti-armor system remotely, the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday.
“Instead of having a Marine handle the weapon system, manipulate the safeties, we could put a remote trigger mechanism on it that allowed it to all be done remotely,” said 1st Lt. Aaron Safadi, officer in charge of the emerging technology integration section at TTECG.
Safadi said the robotic goat could enable Marines to stay in cover and concealment while the weapon system approaches its target.
MCAGCC is reportedly the largest Marine Corps base that hosts military exercises to test new technologies, including robotic platforms, augmented reality and artificial intelligence systems.
