Nothing lightens the load quite like a robot pack horse in the field, eh?
It has four legs, eyes, and a body built to carry. And with the ability to go wherever men can. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boston Dynamics tested an autonomous robot on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
Check this out:
The Legged Squad Support System, or LS3, demonstration was a performance test of the pack mule prototype for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos and DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar.
Video provided by MarinesTV
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