China PLA Showcases Gun Firing Unitree Robot Dog Analyzed
The People's Liberation Army touted a gun-firing Unitree robot dog in a recent military exercise, raising fears that it could be used in an invasion or a war, but how well will this work?
In this report, we examine the PLA video and detail the technical viability, limitations, and implications of supplying the PLA.
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PRC ***** *** *****
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***** **** ** *** *** ***** time * ******* ***** *** **** fitted **** * ******* (****** ********** *** / ***** *** Examined), *** ******* **** ** * joint ***** *******, "******* ******* ****** ****** *** ** Weaponized."
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Limitations ** ***** ***** *** ****
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************, *** *** ***** ***** *** robots ******** **********, ******* *********** ***** use *****. ****** **** **** ************ are ******* ****** **** ********** ********* and *******, ***** ****** *** ********* payload *** ******** *** *** ***** available ** ******** ****.
****** * ******* **********, **** ** a *******, ****** *** *****'* ****** of ******* ** *****, ********* ********* to ****-**** *** ********** ** ********** for *** ******. ** *** ***** fires ******, *** ****** *** ** ammunition ***** ******, ******** *** ****** of ******* ***********. ** ****** *** robot's ******* ****** ** ****** **** prominent **** ********* ***.
** ****** ************, *** ***** ***** have ****** ******** ****** ******* ******* ******* *.* ***. **** *** ***** operation, ** ***** ** **** ** avoid *** *****.
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Risks *** *******'* ******
******* ***** **** ** *** ***, with ***** ****** *********** **** *******, poses ***** ** *******'* ****** ** a *******-******* ***** ************. ******* ***** getting ****** **** *** ** *** other ******* ** ** ********* ** sell ** *** ***** ****, ******* to **** ******* **** ***, ***** was ******** * *** ***** ******** company (***** **** **** ******* *** ******,** ********* *** *** * ***** Surveillance *************).
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**** *** *** ** ******* ** have **** *** ********** ********** **, relatively, ***** ****** ******. **** ****** varieties **** **** ****** **** *** range *** *** ************** **** *** deep ******, *** ********** ******* ****** rotor ****** *** ***** ***** ****** mission.
***** **** ** ****** *** *** total ******** ***** ****** *** **** has **** ******* ** *** **** breathless *** ** *** *****/****** ******, it **** ****** *** ****** *********** to * ************ ******.
***, ****** ***** ***** ****** **** retrofitted ********?
** *** ******* ****** *** ***** are **** *********** **** **** ***** need ** ** ********. ****** ****** retrofitting ***** ******** ** * *** purpose ******** *******. *** ******** ***** to ** ***** ***** **** ******* goes **** *** "***** **" *****.
*******, * ** ****** *** ********* the *** ** ******** *********** ***** Unitree ***** **** **** **** ** actual ********. ** ***** **** **** be **** *** ** ** ********* to *** ***** ****** ******* *** no ****.
***** ******* *********' ********* *********, **'* hard ****** ** ********* **** ******** work.
***, ******* ** ***, **'* **** more ********* *** *******. *** *** stakes *** ***** ****; ** * country **** *** **** **** *** spin *** *********, ** ***** ***** a *** **** ***** ******** ****** it, *** ** ***** ********* *** unnecessarily *** *******, **** *** **** into * ******* **** ** **** bluffing.