That combo includes cameras, infrared sensors, “plain automotive radars, like the kind used in collision warning and braking assistance in commercial vehicles,” and Lidar, or laser radar that’s used to determine distance, and is often employed in 3D mapping. “We mix a variety of sensors on the platforms in order for them to operate efficiently on the battlefield and on U.S. “Any single sensor that you’re going to employ, isn’t going to be enough,” Sadowski says. Sadowski’s “autonomous kit” - a combination of sensors that give unmanned vehicle situational awareness - was its centerpiece. “I can always ask the soldier next to me, ‘what are you thinking?’ And it’s not like a robot is going to come back and say, ‘based on this algorithm, I’m pointing right here.’”Įarlier this month, Sadowski outlined TARDEC’s plans for emerging autonomous ground systems at the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. “There is a very healthy skepticism in the user community that says I can rely on my battle-buddy next to me I don’t know if I can rely on my battle-robot,” Sadowski tells Inverse. And once the technology is perfected, another hurdle is ahead: The soldiers may need some convincing. military needs to be able to operate its vehicles in harsh conditions, without paved roads, and under enemy fire.
Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering CenterĪt TARDEC’s facility in Warren, Michigan, the work underway is similar to much of what’s going on with commercial self-driving cars, with the big difference being that the U.S. In future wars, Humvees like Finan’s might not have any people riding in them.Ī ground vehicle being developed by TARDEC's "Extending the Reach of the Warfighter through Robotics" project.
His Humvee rolled over an improvised explosive device on October 20 as it was exiting a minefield. So far, one American - Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Jason C.
While it’s pretty cool to imagine remote-controlled robo-tanks, like the one below, rolling through the dirt, at the heart of TARDEC’s R&D is keeping more soldiers alive. (It’s the same shop that developed the hydrogen-powered truck that caused a stir earlier this month.) Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC). Robert Sadowski, the chief roboticist at the U.S. That reality isn’t here yet, but it might not be far off, says Dr. But soon, live streams like that one will include a lot less people, as more remote-controlled weapons hit the ground. We saw convoys of trucks, plumes of black smoke, and armed soldiers. And in thoroughly modern fashion, the early hours of the mission were broadcast via Facebook Live. Last week, an armed coalition began its fight to take back the city of Mosul, Iraq from Islamic State terrorists.
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