Create a free Manufacturing.net account to continue

As Wars End,Robot Field Faces Reboot

Robots have become a regular feature of the battlefield. But with the war in Iraq over and the conflict in Afghanistan winding down, robot makers face uncertainties.

Robots, once the inhabitants of science fiction, have become a regular feature of the real-life battlefield, used by U.S. troops to scout for booby traps and roadside bombs. But with the war in Iraq over and the conflict in Afghanistan winding down, robot makers are facing a reboot.

SOURCE