The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Science and Technology is considering using robot dogs to patrol the Mexican border. Unlike tracked or wheeled robots, robot dogs can adapt to almost any environment, including stairs, steep hills and rocky terrain.
Robots will be used in places where it is extremely difficult for humans to patrol, such as extremely hot mountains and deserts. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials may have to deal with incidents such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, and weapons smuggling across the border.
Ghost Robotics company developed
The four-legged robots were developed by the Ghost Robotics company. The most popular model, Ghost Vision 60, is 76 cm tall and weighs 32 kg. It can travel more than 12 km in 3 hours on a single charge.
The robot can navigate autonomously as well as be controlled manually. It is also suitable to be equipped with thermal imaging, night vision camera and even a weapon. It is not known when the robot dogs that are currently being tested in the field will start working.
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