The dogs were developed by Ghost Robotics through an Air Force Research Laboratory contract. They were used for the first time in an agile combat employment exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on Sept. 3. During the exercise, which simulated an attack on the base, the dogs were used to augment situational awareness of the base’s security forces.
Called the Vision 60, these robo-dogs are a military-grade version of Ghost Robotics’ Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle. They were originally designed for use in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, as well as distributed communications, making them ideal for security purposes.
