Rafael combines technologies to give combat robots a ‘brain’ to map threats indoors January 6 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says multidimensional battlefields require linked technologies like this drone and robot dog that map indoor threats using artificial intelligence and optical scanning. (Rafael) A robotic four-legged dog and a small drone infiltrated and mapped a building in an Israeli coastal community recently as part of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems demonstration of new technological capabilities for indoor battlefields. The use of the unmanned systems combined capabilities Rafael has developed for air and land forces over the last decades to be used for what it calls “essential trends found on the multidimensional battlefield.” This includes using artificial intelligence, optical scanning, automatic target recognition and digital battlefield technology to map, scan and identify threats without sending in soldiers.
There is even video of how Israel is using robot-drone teaming to map enemy compounds.
On the back porch of a rundown building near the sea in central Israel a plank leads to an unlikely machine. A robot dog is surveying the area, preparing for a mission. Alongside it, like a sidekick, a drone is hovering and awaiting orders. Soon the two systems will enter the building, mapping it room by room and identifying threats. In another room a wall of computer screens are mounted were soldiers will see the feed coming back from the robots. A three-dimensional model of the rooms that are mapped will be printed and a team will analyze the building to understand the threats within. A short video of the operation in progress can be seen below.