- China’s private military defense contractor is now “Black Mirror” in its latest offering.
- The video was posted by the company on Weibo and shows a robot-mounted dog with a machine gun.
- The drone was used to transport the dog.
China is showing off a terrifying new offering from one of its private military contractors — a robot dog mounted with a machine gun that can be transported via drone.
Kestrel Defense Blood-Wing, a verified social media account for a private Chinese military contractor, made a PostChina’s Twitter-like Weibo platform published the video on October 3. The video shows a large drone posing as a dog with a gun attached to it.
The video shows the dog getting up and moving about the rooftop.
“War dogs descend from heaven!” Kestrel wrote a Weibo article. “Heavy-duty drones can carry combat dogs. These can be placed behind enemy lines and used to surprise attack weak links. They can also be placed on rooftops, and they work together with troops on the ground to ambush opponents inside buildings.
This is what the dog looks like This is straight from Netflix’s Black Mirror. — harking back to an episode in its fourth season, “Metalhead,” where a woman tries to flee from killer robot dogs.
Kestrel has not yet used robotic dogs in its first rodeo. The company also tried a robot that could carry a missile launcher.
—Samuel Bendett (@SamBendett) August 20, 2022
The US also has a method to place guns on robot dogs. Ghost Robotics, one. A gun-equipped robot was displayed in October 2021.
Robot dogs — without attached guns — were also Used by the New York Police DepartmentIn April 2021. In April 2021, the Digidog, an offering by Boston Dynamics, was used. Expired May 20, 2121After backlash from members of the public.
China seems to have a penchant for robot dogs. Many robot dogs performed a group dance at the August Robot Expo, which featured lots of jumping and paw-shaking.
—AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 19, 2022
During the COVID-19 lockdown, robot dogs were also seen roaming Shanghai’s streets. One dog A loudspeaker was carried on its backWhile pacing its way through a neighborhood, and broadcasting lockdown-related instructions.
