Out in the rocky ridges of the Mojave Desert, US soldiers recently let a ground robot take a run at logistics missions traditionally done by humans.
The uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) used is called NOMAD and is manufactured by Hendrick Technical Solutions. Soldiers told Business Insider that robots like this help keep troops out of harm’s way, but such systems are not without their limitations.
During the Project Convergence Capstone exercise at Fort Irwin in California last month, almost 10,000 soldiers gathered to experiment with new technologies while fighting through simulated combat. While a majority of the drones involved were uncrewed…
