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Video: https://files.catbox.moe/2waf1b.mp4

Source: https://t.me/RBC_ua_news/70248

Translation:

πŸ”₯ In Ukraine, a kamikaze ground robot was created for the Armed Forces: how it is used by the military

Brave1 developers have created a new technology for the Ukrainian military - the ground-based kamikaze robot Ratel S. It allows you to hit enemy targets from a safe distance.

This kamikaze robot is capable of carrying anti-tank mines or a combat module at a speed of 24 km/h. In addition, it can travel a distance of 6 km and remotely blow up an enemy tank or dugout.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Mfs made the RC-XD from black ops real

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Germans had them in WWII with the Goliath tracked mines

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Zerg rush incoming. Also there is no way this tech is not going to be used for terror once they get stolen or sold.

[–] idkwhatimdoing 10 points 2 years ago

At the scale of war, something purpose-built like this is helpful because it's customized and standardized for exactly what they want it to do. But if it would really be that helpful for individual acts of terror, I think we'd have seen rudimentary versions by now. If terrorists haven't been using RC cars or rovers already, I don't think this is enough of a jump in tech to make them start.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

What's stopping it now? All you'd need is a RC chassis, some sort of explosive, and a basic AI (drive here, blow up)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

The sooner the battlefield is turned into nothing but a bunch of unmanned gizmos reenacting a GTA Online battle royale, the better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I believe it's still better than mining fields which would kill civilians in peace time afterwards.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's possible that Ukraine is using Russian mines that they've removed from fields. If so, it'd be the opposite.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mines are cheap enough. Also, don't they detonate the mines to clean them? Basically all mine clearance videos I've seen in my life detonated the mines.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Could be. I've seen video of someone in Vietnam clearing mines, and they just did it with a knife. Didn't detonate the thing.

I'd assume that anti-tank mines, unless they have anti-handling mechanisms designed to target people disarming them, probably won't go off on a person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You are right.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Won't show up on thermals, unlike a lot of other stuff in this conflict.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Imagine 100 of these swarming your position

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why camoflage it? It should be bright orange and . . blinking with some freaky dalek voice coming out of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Ngl, that would scare the life out of my soul, specially in the middle of the night.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Not sure what's scarier, a the sound of a little terror drone before an explosion. Or the silence, the feeling of security that there's nothing on a recently cleared path and then seeing my mates vehicle blow up.