MULE多功能机器人MULE为Multifunction Utility/Logistics Equipment的缩写,意思就是“多功能机器人”。在新制定的美国陆军陆上机器人的计划中,有一项任务是开发自主移动式机器人。它的最大任务是直接掩护作战部队。通俗点说,这种机器人可以替代士兵,或者成为“士兵的伙伴”直接参加战斗。尽管美国陆军现在就有装有机枪的武装型“魔爪”机器人,但是,这样的机器人还不能自主配合人类士兵作战。不过,雄心勃勃的美国陆军正在推进强力战斗机器人的研发。 MULE MULE is an acronym for Multifunction Utility / Logistics Equipment, meaning “multi-function robot.” One of the tasks of the newly-developed US Army land-based robot program is to develop autonomous mobile robots. Its biggest task is to directly cover combat troops. As a popular point, this robot can replace soldiers or become a “soldier’s partner” to fight directly. Although the U.S. Army now has armed “claws” robots armed with machine guns, such robots are not yet capable of cooperating with human soldiers on their own. However, the ambitious U.S. Army is pushing forward the development of powerful fighting robots.