LAND-ROBOT TECHNOLOGIES: THE INTEGRATION OF COGNITIVE SYSTEMS IN MILITARY AND DEFENSE
Keywords:
Land robots, Military robots, Defense robots, Military defense engineering, Ground robots, UGVAbstract
To face the challenges of military defense, modernizing army and their tactical tools is a continuous process. In near future various kinds of missions will be executed by military robots to achieve 100% impact and 0% life risks. Defense robot engineers and companies are interested to automate various strategies for higher efficiency and greater impact as the demand of land defense robots is growing steadily. In this study, land-robots used in military defense system are focused and various types of land-robots are presented focusing on the technical specifications, control strategies, battle engagement, and purpose of use. Recent integration of land-robot technologies in the world military forces, its necessities, and contributions of various international defense companies to the world economy are also presented in this study indicating supremacy in the military automation and economic stability. Limitations and challenges of recent development, robot ethics, and moral impacts are also discussed here with some vital points related to robot security and some suggestions to overcome recent challenges for the future development.
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