A Soldier’s best friend
ByHemanth CSHemanth CS / Updated: Feb 10, 2021, 06:00 IST
STOCH-2, the robotic dog under development, is a joint initiative between the Indian Institute of Science and a Bengaluru-based firm, AI Foundry
Indian Army’s soldiers are battling inhospitable terrains and enemy across the border. To help reduce their load, an
IISc lab is developing.
Dogs are a human’s best friend but many Indian breeds such as the Mudhol or Rampur Hound,
Rajapalayam,
Chippiparai, Kanni etc are proving to be our best defence too. Indian police and security forces have been using these breeds to sniff out explosives and maintain a secure perimeter in many strategic establishments. Even Prime Minister