REX - robotic beast of burden hits the market

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The military potential of robotics has long been one of the primary driving forces in the funding of research and development in the field. Aerial UAVs transformed armed conflict so dramatically that a new wave of robotic military capabilities are being readied for the battlefield in the hope of providing a similar competitive edge. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently began showing a battery-powered robotic beast of burden which can carry up to 200 kilograms, run three days without a recharge, and follow and respond to the voice commands of its master. Though designed for use on the battlefield, REX has myriad commercial applications in agriculture, manufacturing, and beyond...

Tags: Agriculture, Airbus, autonomous, Boston Dynamics, Communications, DARPA, exoskeleton, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), Lockheed Martin, Military, Raytheon, Robot

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