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- We got together and looking at DOD guidance,

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Army guidance,

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began the process of learning how to

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fight in formations with robotics.

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To do the things that you would

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expect those robotics would do.

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Allow us to see further.

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Allow us to shoot at those targets

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that may have been acquired.

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And then to improve the survivability and the mobility

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of the force and the soldiers that are fighting.

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- We took these new things and we gave them to soldiers.

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And we had them exercise with them and give

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us their feedback on what they think is best.

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How they'd improve it?

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How they could use it?

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And there clearly was a lot of excitement out there.

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- So typically if we were to conduct a recon with a platoon.

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I would take a small recon element and we would

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move from a small rally point that we create.

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And we'd move to the objective.

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Close to it.

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And we would actually get eyes on

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the objective from a hidden spot.

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With a drone we could actually stay at that position.

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Put the drone up in the sky and fly over the objective.

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And get similar to the same eyes on the objective with

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the drone without putting any soldiers in danger.

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Possibly compromising the mission.

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- I'm working with the MUT.

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It is the multi-purpose unmanned tactical transport vehicle.

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It is about the size of the normal quad.

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It's got a platform on top which can

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carry up to 600 pounds at the track.

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We can mount different machine guns on top.

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Right now we have the 2 50-count machine gun on top.

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It will also take the 240 bravo.

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The 249.

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And the mini gun.

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- We can actually put more rounds and squad equipment,

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platoon equipment,

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on the MUT itself.

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That way it takes the load off of us so we can try

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to actually get places quicker and more effectively.