On its back appears to be an RPG-26, an anti-tank rocket launcher. The robot dog is an M-81, capable of both transporting weapons and firing them remotely. But wait, there’s more.

If you think robot dogs with flamethrowers are cool, what about a robot dog with an anti-tank rocket launcher on its back? Built as a research concept, one was tested at the US Marine Corps Air ...

We can now add rocket launcher to the list of things that robot dogs can be used for. The U.S. Marines reportedly tested the setup last September at the Air Ground Combat Center in California.

The robot was likely a UnitreeYushuTechnologyDog, available from Chinese marketplace Alibaba for as little as $2,700. Video of the M-81 robot-dog armed with an RPG-26 at the Army 2022 defense expo.

During combat or any other dangerous situation, why send in a person when you send in a goat instead? That’s the question posed by a new robotics platform working with the Marines. Marines with ...

A robot dog equipped with a rocket launcher on its back made its debut at a Russian arms fair, according to a video posted online by Russian media outlets. The video showed a robotic dog, dressed ...

Across the US military, the services are experimenting with robot dogs. The Marine Corps has tested its systems with remote assault rifles and anti-armor rocket launchers. In some cases, these ...

There's also a question of how well the robot operates the weapon. It might be able to carry the RPG-26 anti-tank rocket launcher, but whether it could aim or stand the shock of firing is another ...

The rocket-propelled grenade launcher used was an M72 Light Anti-tank Weapon (or LAW). The weapon is a NATO standard, and thousands of the weapons have been delivered to Ukraine since it was ...

The rocket launcher itself is assembled out of off-the-shelf pipe and 3D printed components. ... We’ve featured some great Nerf builds over the years, like this rocket-blasting robot.