Robotics Blog » rmp 200 http://roboticsblog.org Robot and Electronics News Weblog Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:10:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Segway RMP 200 Bots Used To Train Snipers as Moving Targets. http://roboticsblog.org/2010/military-robots/segway-rmp-200-bots-used-to-train-snipers-as-moving-targets/ http://roboticsblog.org/2010/military-robots/segway-rmp-200-bots-used-to-train-snipers-as-moving-targets/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:31:53 +0000 Dan http://roboticsblog.org/?p=1178 Check out this video of modified Segway bots being used to simulate human targets in a live fire sniper training exercise. The bots are programmed to react much like real humans would. After a target is hit the bots are programmed to scatter.

The Segway bots have attached to them a realistic looking upper-body and wear black hooded sweatshirts. They can even enter buildings.

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