The US Army chose a transport robot

The US Army will soon receive a ground Robotintended for the carriage of goods. As transmits "NPlus1" referring to Defense News, in the USA they summed up the results of the SMET tender (Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport, multi-purpose equipment transport for squad).

MUTT 6X6 in trials

General Dynamics Land Systems won the tender for the supply of the US Army ground-based robot for the transport of goods. The company's specialists proposed the military wheeled robot MUTT (Multi-Utility Tactical Transport, multifunctional tactical transport). The robot is designed in three versions with wheel formulas 4 × 4, 6 × 6 and 8 × 8, at the same time, the wheelbase can be replaced by a tracked one.

The choice of the US Army fell on the eight-wheeled version of the robot. It is stated that with a dead weight of 1,4 tons, a length of 2,9 and a width of 1,5 meters, MUTT is capable of transporting loads of up to 544 kilograms over a distance of 96 km. It can swim and is equipped with an 3 kilowatt generator. The robot is controlled from the remote control, there is also a semi-automatic mode for following the soldiers of its squad.

Now, under the terms of the agreement, General Dynamics Land Systems is due to supply the US Army 624 with new robots, maintenance equipment, and simulators. The first batch of MUTT should enter the troops in the first quarter of the 2022 of the year, and the end of deliveries is scheduled for the end of October of the 2024 of the year.

Comments

[lucul]

The US Army chose a transport robot

I can’t understand - why did Hamer not please them?
After all, he can transport the same thing as a robot - only much cheaper. Perhaps this is the reason)))

[Jerk]

And the robot will act as part of convoys Those. people are there anyway - is it worth it to be a robot? Just send them a robot, for example, to Afghanistan without people to carry a freebie - at the first turn, they will develop it

[BARKAS]

A robot can come in handy if it appears in a minefield, let it go ahead sacrificing itself.

[Good_Anonymous]

Quote: Jerk

And the robot will act as part of the wink convoys. people are there anyway - is it worth it to be a robot?

Probably the point is to have fewer people.

[Jerk]

Those. if they are ambushed - they’ll shoot them faster ... But will there be losses anyway, are there simply less chances?

[Good_Anonymous]

If they are ambushed and gunned down, there will be fewer losses if there will be fewer people. Is this not obvious?

Quote: Jerk

just less chance?

What are the chances, what are you talking about. Less human loss.

[Blackmokona]

Can Hamer swim for example?

[d.olegov44]

Quote: lucul

I can’t understand - why did Hamer not please them?
After all, he can transport the same thing as a robot - only much cheaper. Perhaps this is the reason)))

I can’t understand - why did Willys not please them?
After all, he can transport everything the same as Hammer - only much cheaper. Perhaps this is the reason)))

I can’t understand - why did the traction horse not please them?
After all, she can transport the same thing as Willys - only much cheaper. Perhaps this is the reason)))

[Observer2014]

A bit about robots. It's clear that this is a film. And so far this has not actually happened. But it is so far

[The leader of the Redskins]

A new version of "Army Mule"?

[Chaldon48]

It’s not a bad idea to unload a soldier and necessary things are always nearby and sometimes can be used as temporary shelter.

[Angestyr]

It seems like this machine starred in the series "Stargate" and this is 1997

[gvozdan]

Okay at least not walking

[Lontus]

equipped with a 3 kilowatt generator.

Not enough for the main engine with electric transmission.
Even if there are batteries (energy storage).
A typo on power or is it an additional generator?

[Lontus]

Followed the link to the source:

The Army wanted the robots .. to be able to provide a spare kilowatt hour of power while moving and at least 3 kilowatt hours while stationary.

3 kW is not a technical characteristic of the generator, but a requirement from the organizers of the competition for the minimum generation of electricity without movement ..
In motion, they require to produce at least 1 kW.

So the generator there stands at much greater power

[Mikhail Matyugin]

This is actually a very interesting machine - which can give good support even to platoon level groups (helping to transport personal items and ammunition of soldiers to the front line and transport the wounded back).

[Avior]

The individual universal trolley for separation.
Ammunition, cargo, equipment can be transported, at the same time it can serve as a platform for various equipment, for which it is equipped with a generator.
Such a base for the actions of the department is low and inconspicuous.