Another inevitable move, for surveillance and implied force available. As I have mentioned for other security examples of use, the robot-dogs look scary.
US Air Force deploys robot security dogs to guard base but doesn't go full Terminator In TheRegister
Iain Thomson in San Francisco
In Brief Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida is now guarded by robotic canines that will patrol the area before popping back to their kennels for a recharge.
Over the past year the 325th Security Forces Squadron have been trialing the security robots via a so-called "3D Virtual Ops Center," where the hardware hounds patrol the grounds and feed back data to central command.
"These robot dogs will be used as a force multiplier for enhanced situational awareness by patrolling areas that aren’t desirable for human beings and vehicles," said Major Jordan Criss, 325th Security Forces Squadron commander.
"We will be able to drive them in a virtual reality headset within our Base Defense Operations Center. We will be able to see exactly what the robot dog is detecting through its mobile camera and sensor platform if desired, we will also be able to issue verbal commands to a person or people through a radio attached to the dogs."
No offensive capability has been built into these puppies, however, they're strictly monitoring only. .... "
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