Ukraine Unleashes the Robot Dogs of War

[@DustyGamma]

Skynet's gonna have PTSD after fighting so much in Ukraine.

[@peterdebrie]

Lol

[@AlexHerrera-wk6lq]

"What the dog doin'?" "Defending his country."

[@technoruffles7747]

The dogs are chinese though.

[@sebastianteister]

@@technoruffles7747 Looks like Boston Dynamics

[@ProtoAlpha]

​@@sebastianteister no the robot here is from Unitree a a Chinese automaton company, sadly it performs better than the American original😓

[@poopkljok8342]

The DJI drone and Unitree robot dog in this video are both from China.

[@FPoP1911]

finally, the slavic dream of anti tank dogs perfected.

[@proximal1846]

Why did you force me to remember that.

[@joeojeda4651]

Oooof

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@proximal1846agreed, horrible absolutely horrible they did that to such an innocent animal.

[@TheTm9090]

You got an honest to goodness spit take out of me

[@toecuttergpx]

and again trained for russian tanks

[@MelodicMethod]

3:21 imagine trying to spot this before it reports your location to artillery...jeebus, this war is getting more & more scary

[@Usmodlover]

I mean your position was already seen 30 minutes ago by the quadcopter thats a mile away and you can’t even see or hear from where you are

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

War is more of a constant panic attack than ever these days 'Did that drone see me? I bet it saw me, do I have any cover at all? Aw shit, I can hear the incoming already, run. OH FUCK, TECHNODOGS, RUN FASTER'

[@CrochetIsLife54]

Just wait until they get practical insect-sized drones! The ultimate spy.

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Just assume the sky is a thermal camera and act accordingly. You are under enemy surveillance at all times, and you need good IR clothing to stand a chance of going undetected in the open. I'd personally use drones only from a safe location with multiple launch spots. Heck, automate carrying the drones out to launch spots with other land based drones, so human flesh isn't ever presented as a viable target to the enemy. That's the future, no more tanks with human crew, everything will be anti drone defences, human safety measures, whilst offense will powerful drones in large quantities. Any human army that has to fight what drones are fast becoming, will stand no chance at all. You'd either need some form of electromagnetic weaponry, or drones of your own.

[@kolloduke3341]

Or because of all the hitech and observation war cannot be a viable option anymore . Maybe this is the start of a new human evolution we have all been looking for ? Or we all just end up crispy critters 😂

[@cm275]

Kurt & Company sounds like a random retail shop.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Yeah, an interesting name choice not sure on its origins.

[@Oddball_E8]

In sweden there's a company called "Kjell & Company" which sells electronics and various nick-nacks.

[@RustyBear]

Plumbing buisness 😂

[@RasAlHaq]

Col Kurtz is going up the river

[@simplyme9336]

You're not far though.. I bet in couple of years they will be available in retail

[@DavidMarcus1525]

The only thing missing in this drone war is them saying "roger, roger".

[@alexgrenlie862]

Who's a good robot dog? Who?

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

if someone makes a irl straight up battle droid i will quit my law degree and become a lobbyist for the military industrial complex.

[@Wyi-the-rogue]

No no, continue your law degree and make it legal for civilians to own… and if Disney tries to sue.

[@ronaldflint681]

@@MaxwellAerialPhotography They're not far from that. Maybe not the same design, but close enough.

[@TheCrabbers]

Rover and out.

[@SandraBonney]

Jesus, those dogs in the new version of War of the Worlds were terrifying

[@LordOceanus]

An opportunity was missed to call the video 'Dogs of War in Ukraine'

[@TheArmourersBench]

How about 'Robot Dogs of War In Ukraine'

[@Tr_Fast]

@@TheArmourersBench i like it you should change the name

[@SungazerDNB]

@@Tr_Fast I agree.

[@jonaskarlsson5901]

@@TheArmourersBench how about not lying about that they unleashed dogs to war when you also stated that it's not clear

[@TheArmourersBench]

@@jonaskarlsson5901 I bet you're fun at parties going round randomly accusing people of 'lying' lol.

[@Sicarius888]

This jumping robot looks cool. Maybe Ali will have low budget version.

[@PavoPaulus]

They will have robot kangaroos.

[@toututu2993]

Looks cool for a 11 year old kid but that doesn't explain how that would be useful in a real war.

[@martimattia1997]

this is the ali low budget version bro

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Lmao angloids literally repurposed a chinese robot and call then its own, just like how the angloids stole chineee groose berry and called it “kiwi”

[@FoulPet]

​@toututu2993 you really can't think of one reason to use a walking drone

[@Ს̈̉]

One step closer to Blade Wolf

[@daroth7127]

YOUR MEMES END HERE

[@Ს̈̉]

"Don't send my memes back to me!"

[@jonbroadsword7572]

When the robot was over on its back, it only wanted the handler to rub its belly and scratch behind its ear.

[@concinnus]

Belly scratch @ 5:05

[@rudolfthecat1176]

I imagine these will be used for recon in places that are hard to observe from the sky. Inside of buildings, trenches and dugouts for example.

[@TheArmourersBench]

I would imagine so, that was my conclusion too.

[@dougaltolan3017]

UAVs laugh in infra-red.

[@rudolfthecat1176]

@@dougaltolan3017 IR and thermal can't generally penetrate hardened structures, and the ones light enough to be carried by drones certainly aren't powerful enough to do so.

[@dougaltolan3017]

@@rudolfthecat1176 👍 sure, but there are plenty of domestic buildings that are used as hiding places.

[@Flint367]

they are actually used for that kind tasks.

[@charlesjmouse]

War = Innovation - sad but true.

[@UnfollowYourDreams]

My guess is they will only unlock their true potential in combination with at least partial autonomy. The fact that they are ground based combined with enemy EW and the relative slow speed forces the operator to stay pretty close, compared to flying drones.

[@qdaniele97]

They already have partial autonomy. With the remote you only tell it to go forward, back, left or right, but it's the robot that then decides what steps it should take to go in that direction without tripping, falling down a stair or loosing balance constantly. And if it happens to fall it can right itself on its own.

[@UnfollowYourDreams]

@@qdaniele97 that's automated navigation, not autonomy.

[@Ukraine_Happening_Now]

Thank you for talking about Ukraine, and helping to world know what is needed. Thank you so much.

[@pendantblade6361]

It's only a matter of time till both sides deploy Sentry Bots.

[@TommyTipex]

The russians already tried that shit in berdyche 5 or 6 months ago. Tracked small robots with LMGs, they got blown up by FPVs quickly and infantry did the real work. Pretty useless.

[@rustyshackleford3053]

@@TommyTipex What you really want is one just big enough to carry a light 30mm organic to the platoon. Light a waist high 6 leg bot carrying the Apache's gun.

[@rudolfthecat1176]

Remote controlled machinegun turrets have been a thing for while, pretty sure there even was a video of a Ukrainian one being controlled from a steamdeck 😂

[@mursefaneca]

Closer and closer we are converging with the Metal Gear timeline. BRAVO, KOJIMA!

[@chaosfire321]

The social media response to these have been kinda funny. In an environment where quadcopters and loitering munitions are bombing trench lines, naval drones are sinking cruisers, and UGVs are laying minefields, a robot dog tripping over some underbrush is LITERALLY TERMINATOR/BLACK MIRROR/CYBERPUNK DYSTOPIA/WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

[@WebShaman01]

What should have you absolutely terrified is when it gets to the point that it can move effortlessly through such undergrowth, with agility and grace...then we (the meat) are truly screwed.

[@chaosfire321]

​@WebShaman01 And by then UAVs will be even faster, smaller and more accurate. Microbots the size of baseballs or even insects flying around, coordinated swarm intelligences, rolling mines zipping across fields, etc. Robots with legs, be they 2 or 4, will always be the lesser of the scary drones out there.

[@tylercook5130]

Yes didn't Fahrenheit 451 have robotic dogs with bear trap mouths?

[@loafoffloof3420]

@@chaosfire321 transformers level of tech

[@uku4171]

@@chaosfire321 Robot dogs can be a lot more quiet than a flying drone. That's what makes it scary to me. A flying drone will always face bigger fundamental challenges regarding things like noise and energy density (smaller payloads because flying requires more energy, and the more fuel/batteries you put into something, the more it weighs).

[@hauptberuflichergandalf3238]

this is now the real Futureristic war scene we see in a lot of Movies...

[@zackeryjansson590]

Imagine it having that 4 propeller drone feature on the top of the bot

[@merparevir7762]

It can be useful in laying mines against tanks and armour personnel carrier, Great for reconnisance. Useful in the battle of trenches.

[@TheLeontheking]

Consider this: In times of relative peace, the militaries will develop new systems relatively slowly, and will maybe still consider concerns over things like "AI-warfare", but in times of war such concerns will be thrown out of the window, as all sides will put everything into finding innovations that give them an edge on the battlefield.

[@lm645]

Yeah exactly

[@shupichii9647]

Mr Bruns to Smithers: "Release the hounds."

[@wornout3499]

We all knew these were going to be used for war.

[@noox13]

Yes we did. The military has been funding r&d of this stuff for ages.

[@forschranzake]

sitting in your bunker. hearing the sounds of robotik legs outside. the dog finds the entrance. goes in and blows itself up. it's terminator age.

[@demos113]

Wonder if the Lidar system on the dog could be any good for demining? Bad Dog. lol 🙃

[@_________________404]

No. It wouldn't be.

[@albertdavid6393]

They have robot dogs with guns on top of them already

[@christopherpaxton9823]

The first Metal Gear

[@hibahprice6887]

10 of these things with thermal imagers can comb the forest and detect the enemy, it is easy to destroy him, but he will notice you earlier and while you are shooting at the robot, cluster shells are already flying at you

[@nick5062]

Ukraine's AFU is soon to be the most modern military in the world.

[@zZeVsZz]

​@@pgs1796если люди не закончатся, то да

[@mikusoxlongius]

Most expensive.

[@nick5062]

@@mikusoxlongius The USA spends 850 BILLION dollars a year on its military.

[@RMMilitaryHistory]

poochie oblast

[@hackedbyBLAGH]

Awesome. The future is terrifying

[@testtube9423]

I don't think they realize when they're picking sides in this war how all of us are going to suffer when this Tech comes home to haunt us. Hopefully Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor are out there preparing some countermeasures.

[@Kefuddle]

I some terrain types they could be very effective at infiltrating trenches to drop.mines o4 be the explosive device.

[@christopherwang4392]

It is still a long way to go, but we are one step closer to the _Black Mirror_ episode "Metalhead".

[@ericshchavlinskiy4887]

was telling my coworker about the show yesterday and that episode now i see this... feels unreal when watching it back then was thinking wonder how far out we are from it and now its here.

[@Moelgaard85]

I can't see how a robot dog can be better than those already existing modified racing drones

[@Microbex]

In the next 10-15 years we are going to have robot soldiers, righ? Damn scary.

[@B.D.E.]

Can we make really cheap versions that just carry like a 5-10kg HE charge absolutely loaded with frag and a shrapnel sleeve. Would be useful for walking into enemy trenches and dugouts or buildings with much more accuracy than an FPV, Especially at night when it's both harder to fly and harder to spot incoming drone dogs. That would also helo get around EW that is generally aimed at the horizon and above. Also automated 'home on jam' kamakaze drones would be extremely useful, though I don't know how expensive or lightweight those systems are.

[@UnfollowYourDreams]

It's a two-edged sword. The fact that they are low to the ground also means the operater must be a lot closer, especially in woodland and uneven terrain.

[@B.D.E.]

@@UnfollowYourDreams yeah but every weapon is in some way. They don't have to be closer if you use a drone to relay, as they already do with FPVs.

[@UnfollowYourDreams]

@@B.D.E. these doggos still just have a 16 mile range under laboratory conditions. Cut that in half if you want it back, cut even more if you add payload or want it to crarry out a mission in the target area. They might get more capable over time, but at the moment i can only see some very nieche aplications for these doggos, for example very short range recon or logistical support in highly contested battlespaces.

[@LordOceanus]

The apparent lack of home on jam FPV drones does really surprise me

[@viktoreisfeld9470]

The most expensive portion is the LiDAR. You could replace the LiDAR with a stereo (3D) camera and dramatically reduce the cost (you can get a good 3D camera for around $300USD). You can buy all the stepper motors of of sites like AliBaba or Octopart super cheap. The battery is just regular Lithium cells (you could use an eBike/scooter or even EV car version). Then, the second most expensive part is a computer that can process the Point Cloud from the 3D imaging (either LiDar or stereo cam). A decent small dev board with an Intel/AMD processor (or better something like a dev board with an lowend nVIDIA GPU) would work. You can get those for $200USD to $400USD. As for the robot body etc, that is just basic machining of Aluminum or Steel stock. It would be helpful to have a decent GPS/GLONASS receiver, but not absolutely necessary. If you didn't have to pay for labor or software licenses, you could probably build one for about $600USD - $700USD, especially if you were doing large quantities.

[@cloudtheslothsin1145]

Prototype of Metal gear war machine.

[@AbbieOates]

I wonder if David Gilmour has heard about this.

[@PavewayJDAM]

This mirrors previous weaponry development Air and naval vehicle weapon systems were developed to maturity before ground based vehicle weapon systems. IDF had some clips of robot dogs with M4's and 100 round beta C mags mounted in tunnel operation.

[@JM-ym8mm]

That thing looks like a boston dynamics robot. Very cool!

[@Solitude11-11]

The way BAD 2 came back to him and lay down 😄

[@TheTempest73]

Just imagine agile robots in the battle field. Yep, that's the next step.

[@Malamockq]

An RPG or gun mount would synergize better with a robot dog than a drone since it's a more stable mount. Robots are really necessary for fighting an enemy in buildings or entrenched in tunnels where drones are just impractical.

[@zevbe]

0:55 That robot can't even climb over a small fallen tree and it seems to be brute forcing its way through until it falls over. Preprogrammed backflips, belly rubs and fist bumps belong to a show room floor and not on the battlefield. Hopefully UAF can get their hands on a real deal military robots and not some Chinese copies of Boston Dynamics' robots

[@mattw7949]

I don't know... I think the belly rub mode would lure the enemy closer for a KB.

[@marcelOberauer]

Military robot dogs are also very limited because it use legs instead of wheels. There are wheeled legs robots that where created to solve those limitations, but no army are developing it.

[@stefthorman8548]

@@marcelOberauer what are you talking about? you do know that there are tracked robots, right? and how would an wheeled robot get over the bush better then an legged robot?

[@marcelOberauer]

@@stefthorman8548 Reading comprehension is not your forte it seems. What part of "wheeled legs" you havent understood? besides, youre changing the topic, military legged dogs are not tracked as nobody is talking about that.

[@qdaniele97]

Spot would've tripped too if forced to go on those vines. That was just to show the self righting working in there too, in a normal scenario you would just avoid that and go around it. If you expect it to go literally everywhere there is no robot right now that could do that, not even Spot or Atlas. Still, this is waaay more versatile than the wheeked or tracked scouting robots that would've been used a couple of years ago.

[@johnsmith-jq1uc]

Whose the best boy,

[@samdumaquis2033]

The problem is that their Master are billionaires and you could become hunted for fun

[@notme9816]

Kurt!

[@arguekayes]

Literally that one Black Mirror episode it’s just not quite there yet. But i won’t be surprised if it advances faster, War usually does that to our technology

[@ISawABear]

I wonder what potential these dogs have for de-mining purposes? Like could you just send 50 specilized demining dogs to clear a path through a minefield instead of sending a MICLIC vehicle?

[@johnrose411]

You could just automate one of the pre existing mine clearing devices and it’d be cheaper than these robots. I believe each one is 60k but that was 2 years ago. So 3,000,000 VS 83,000 (For the M58 MICLIC).

[@LegionUkraine]

Главное это найти мину. Дальше уже можно подумать каким образом либо обезвредить ее либо сдвинуть с места. Возможно какой-нибудь дрон с электромагнитной удочкой

[@Solitude11-11]

Rats are incredibly effective for this

[@ZPDSurvival]

Darpa Created these years ago.

[@dankovac1609]

These seem like they could be used by small supporting elements of an assault squad in certain terrain. They could resupply ammo, grenades and medical equipment between pinned down squad elements during an active battle. Just have it follow you/carry it with you and when needed you can send a pack of grenades to the guys clearing trenches, or send extra bandages, blood and tourniqets to a medic that is taking care of several wounded men.

[@samholdsworth420]

Who let the dogs out??? Who who who??

[@Joewho99]

Very imnteresting video thanks for posting .

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thanks for watching. Many more on the channel, be sure to sub if not already.

[@zackeryjansson590]

You guys and girls should make a robot dog with a 4 propeller drone feature on the top to have it fly Close near the perimeter and walk

[@thatmoustachemann821]

I think these things will remain a gimmick or dream like the railgun but they are still terrifying.. i cant help but think of the black mirror episode

[@Gandalf47]

Metalhead

[@zackeryjansson590]

Picture The sub being able to lock and follow the boat And shoot grenades at the same time

[@runem5429]

If battery life allowed and it could move slowly enough and be quiet enough, I could imagine a camouflaged dog move up on an enemy position by moving just slowly enough that you don't notice any movement, and then get into a perfect position to observe to help plan for an attack.

[@Gratios]

What better way to experiment than on an autocratic regime.

[@fromfuturespast]

3:43 super futuristic

[@nicholascarr6251]

3:10 Oh shit they have ninja robot dogs now

[@cas9564]

It is twice now that Battlefield 2042 has correctly predicted future warfare: First the Sig Spear gets adopted as the XM5, now we see the Boston Dynamics robot dogs (or clones thereof) see true combat fielding.

[@tylersmith3139]

The xm7 had already been adopted by the time Battlefield 2042 came out and Boston dynamics has been openly seeking out military contracts for their robots for over 10 years now. It's only recently that with some of their smaller robots like this robot dog that they've been looking into the commercial market.

[@mattc7420]

This is why I'm tired of seeing gamers say "near future", when this tech actually exists but is barely used.

[@hokuhikene]

Even if BF2042 predicted. Everybody knew, the Sig Spear was the most conventional out of the 3 systems and we know how the US Army thinks. I could have seen the general dynamics approach if they really wanted to adapt a Bullpop for some reason. Okey the polymer ammo casing could have also be the more future proof concept in the long run. But let us be real, there was only a very slim chance they would adapt that gun. And Textron had no chance at all

[@OneAngryVelociraptor]

It got adopted as the M5 though did it not? The X stands for experimental.

[@TheArmourersBench]

@OneAngryVelociraptor It was renamed the XM7. Still not type classified M7.

[@zackeryjansson590]

Imagine the battery being able to spark the spark plug on the drone/race car

[@PeanutsDadForever]

Thank you for another excellent video!

[@TheArmourersBench]

Thank you for watching!!

[@zackeryjansson590]

Also if it could have a solar panel on it possible it would be cool to charge the battery somehow

[@w33dwizard5]

almost like this is all a testing ground

[@สมบัติสัตยาอภิธาน-ภ4ธ]

Thanks

[@jsmcguireIII]

Vendor: "Why pay with lives when you can buy our robodog?"

[@andyhayward1261]

4:02 bro got good taste in knives ❤

[@mikelastname]

I'd think these could be very helpful in patrol duties in contested urban areas. I've never seen one of these IRL - are they quiet enough?

[@zackeryjansson590]

Would be awesome cool if you could make a drone /boat You could have it sitting on the water near the perimeter and when the boat comes close you can fly into the ship

[@shaider1982]

Just a decade ago, the USMC rejected the large Alpha dog from Boston Dynamics as a “squad” mule. While Spot, a smaller version was made, this Chinese copy is now showing it can be used more as a scout.

[@shinesun6099]

波士顿动力一开始就没走对路，他就不该用液压，直接选择电动模式。

[@peterdebrie]

@@shinesun6099the wrong path probably because the design got stolen by chinese hackers.

[@AstinusAugusto]

@@peterdebrie nah. because Chinese stole their path so they have no path XD

[@hubpaq]

@@shinesun6099 The Chinese don't invent much, their specialty is copying or stealing.

[@hubpaq]

@@shinesun6099 American universities have thousands of Chinese students every year who leave with the most advanced technology.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Have any been used as search and destroy missions?

[@TheArmourersBench]

No indication of that yet but it's early days

[@Orelldo]

War just got a new horror aspect with drones o.0

[@62Cristoforo]

This is why Black Mirror is genius; it’s not that far into the future.

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

Can these dogs be expected to cooperate with names like BAD-1 and BAD-2? Usually, it's best to tell them they're a "Good boy!"

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Use to control the ground strategy

[@John-mf6ky]

2:28 Damn, were living in the age of breakdancing killer robot dogs now, huh? 😭😂

[@squidben5780]

I personally think making a robot with 4 legs is useless a simple 2 track drone like a mini tank is more useful.

[@al1356]

One of these walked past me at a tech show, my eyes were saying how awesome is that, my brain was saying imagine that with a mini gun mounted to it. No thank you

[@swites]

How long does the battery last? Not much good if it runs out of batts at the wrong moment.

[@VincentLowe]

Good one

[@13thbiosphere]

If the dogs are in surveillance mode not moving they should have a standby time of 100 hours maybe longer it doesn't take much electrical energy to use a camera and transmit footage

[@ianray8823]

I mean...we all know that episode of Black Mirror

[@zackhype]

I have been seeing UGVs with mounted LMGs now.

[@TheArmourersBench]

Oh yeah they've been working on those since early war, only now starting to see them used!

[@zackeryjansson590]

I thought about it too you knowIt's probably invented but a gas powered remote control race car/drone that can fly You could switch from drone mode to car mode It can carry a explosive

[@obama2420]

Metal gear Blyat has been deployed

[@ishouldbesleeping1354]

The AZOV fighters in Melitopal really needed these dogs to bring in Medical and food supplies two years ago

[@jackshaftoe1715]

They need wheels, AND legs for varying terrain.

[@peagames2002]

"How is this dishwasher capable of moving?"

[@zackeryjansson590]

It will be awesome if you guys and girls could create a sub drone that releases a topAnd you can send a whole bunch of drones out of the water in the water

[@wildweasel3001]

Yeah would be golden for trenches and tunnels

[@mundanesquirrel8687]

"unleashes" kinda overstates it.

[@TheArmourersBench]

lol yeah, it's not a serious title...

[@mundanesquirrel8687]

@@TheArmourersBench oh. now I see the pun.

[@dianadelahaye7660]

Wow those are amazing!

[@zackeryjansson590]

If there was a way to Charge the battery in gas mode that would be cool

[@rodelbunag9823]

The robot dog looks like a drunk swaying while walking to the grassy area !

[@zackeryjansson590]

You can command However many grenades you want to launch

[@zackeryjansson590]

Think about it you can get near the ship Have the drone sub Real close by the ship

[@fergal2424]

Remember that Black Mirror episode?

[@Ibloop]

It’s just like tanks in ww1 they are weak and only had background purposes at first, but they will be developed to the point of being in the front lines

[@pocoloco3095]

Black Mirror "Metalhead" is becoming reality

[@kongoubongo1114]

One step closer to Tachikoma (Ghost in the shell) robots.

[@echomande4395]

Tactical recon is IMO the most likely role these dogs, at least at first. That could be both out of sight of accompanying (human) infantry or under cover of friendly weapons. I can imagine russian troops hiding or leaving if they see one of these bots due to ukrainians providing covering fire for their dog. There have apparently been cases in Iraq of US troops showing up at a repair depot with a box, asking if their shot up packbot the packbot is fixable. The US troops appreciated the packbots' taking hostile fire and provided (accurate) covering fire. In terms of explosives, one thing that could be added is a powered mount (pan/tilt) with a camera and an explosively formed projectile warhead. This would turn the dog into a mobile command detonated off route antivehicle mine as long as the battery holds out.

[@XX-qi5eu]

The worst is having to pick up their used batteries.