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The Robot Tank That’s Taking on ISIS in Iraq’s Battle for Mosul
3 November 2016, 7:04 pm

       

ISIS fighters are facing a unique foe in the form of a remotely controlled combat vehicle developed by two brothers in Baghdad.

Dubbed “al-robot,” the device is a four-wheeled armored vehicle, considerably smaller than a Humvee or tank, with a 12.7mm cannon and side-mounted 70mm rockets. The main gun is equipped with a thermal-imaging camera that allows the device to be used at night. It is being used in the field during the battle for Mosul by the Iraqi Army’s Popular Mobilization Unit, which reported its first use on Tuesday.

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Source: AI in the News

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