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This Massive Robot is Coming to a Battlefield Hopefully Not Anywhere Near You

This “autonomous pack horse” is designed to interact with troops in a “natural way” like a trained animal would. 
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The warrior robot in the picture above might look scary, but it’s actually harmless. The DARPA-built machine might soon be deployed in war zones, but its purpose is to act as a mule and lug up to 400lbs of supplies through rugged terrain. 

This “autonomous pack horse” is designed to interact with troops in a “natural way” like a trained animal would. 

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