US Navy developing ‘robot squirrel’ as scout

[Kent Sharkey]

The Stack[^]:

The 10-20 pound hydraulic ‘squirrel robot’ will be able to jump and climb, to scout terrain and bring information back to its unit.

Plans for a robot hamster (as mobile server) still on hold

[jeron1]

It's gonna drive all the dog robots nuts!

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[HarCohen18]

It's the Navy. Shouldn't they be working on robot seals and fish?