Ukraine is getting more THeMIS robots, ground vehicles that Russian troops have been offered $16,000

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Ukraine is set to receive more than a dozen cutting-edge robotic vehicles that can be used to evacuate battlefield casualties and clear routes of explosive devices, among other tasks, Estonian military contractor Milrem Robotics announced Tuesday. A Russian think tank previously offered a bounty for the capture of one of these vehicles.

The unmanned vehicles, known as Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry Systems or simply "THeMIS," are being paid for by the German government as part of a deal between Milrem Robotics and German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. The companies have agreed to deliver 14 of them by the end of the year.

Germany's Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"Casualty evacuation and route clearance are two labor-intensive activities that require the engagement of several people who remain in constant threat of enemy fire," Jüri Pajuste, director of research and development at Milrem Robotics, said in a statement. "Automating these tasks with unmanned vehicles alleviates that danger and allows more soldiers to stay in a safe area or be tasked for more important activities."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-is-getting-more-themis-robots-ground-vehicles-that-russian-troops-have-been-offered-16-000-to-capture/ar-AA14Hd3y

[mitch96]

1. I would guess that the military industrial complex is using the Ukraine conflict as a

place to test out their latest weapons.. I can see the marketing now...
"Tested and Proven in Ukraine!!"... sign here..
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[PortTack]

2. For sure!

[Irish_Dem]

4. Except we don't want to use our latest and best stuff in case it is captured.

And the Russians reverse engineer it.

I guess it is a case by case basis on what to give to Ukraine.

[Eyeball_Kid]

3. In our town, we have these R2D2-like roving robots

that deliver ordered coffee, drinks, and pastries to homes in the neighborhood. The damned things route themselves around parked cars and travel on the edges of roads where there are no sidewalks. Here we are. 21st century.

[Irish_Dem]

5. I wish they would develop the home personal assistant robot.

I want one! Maybe there will be one of the market before I kick off.