What just happened? More robots are entering the US Army, but these aren't early prototype Terminators or anything like that; they're equipment-carrying robots able to haul up to 2,000 pounds of gear.
Years of science fiction movies about futuristic military warfare tend to have a bit of an impact on how we picture robots in the military. It usually involves robot skeletons shooting lasers, giant ...
The command “Jump to it, soldier” will have an extra meaning to it next year, when the US army takes delivery of an all-new, all-hopping robot to assist in “intelligence gathering,” and maybe more.