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Robotics Seen as Answer to Dangerous Military Jobs, By Andrea Shalal-Esa WESTMINSTER, Maryland (Reuters) - The medium-weight Stryker armored combat vehicle moves quickly, skirting trees and other dangerous obstacles as it scouts out enemy territory -- but there's no person at the controls. This is an autonomous robotic vehicle which gets to its pre-set destination by relying on an array of sophisticated sensors, infrared cameras, and images gathered by satellites, all of which are updated by a high-powered computerized mission planner 10 times a second. It can detect enemy targets two to three kilometers away -- and once it receives the go-ahead from a remote commander -- can launch the powerful Javelin anti-tank missiles it carries. 'Where this is all leading is the ability to replace men in the military in what they call the dirty, dangerous and dull missions,' said Scott Myers, vice president of Eagle Enterprise, 'The scout mission is a good example. It's probably one of the most dangerous missions out there,' he said, noting the loss of a robotic scout would be easier to justify than the death of a soldier doing the same work. New combat vehicles such as Stryker are part of the U.S. military's bid to transform itself into a faster, more mobile fighting force to deal with new threats around the world...
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