Robots at War - Experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract

Recent activities in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown the importance of robotic technology as a force multiplier and a tool for moving soldiers out of harms way. Early user involvement in innovative and aggressive development and acquisition strategies are the key to moving robotic and associated technology into the hands of the user. This paper updates activity associated with rapid development of the Omni-Directional Inspection System (ODIS) robot for under vehicle inspection and reports on our field experience with robotics in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432400

Entities

People

  • G. Gerhart
  • L. Freiburger
  • S. Rogan
  • W. J. Smuda

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Afghanistan
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Control Panels
  • Directional
  • Engineering
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Inspection
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Space Systems
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy