Defense companies are gathering in Washington, D.C. this week at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's 2011 convention, to show off the latest in unmanned systems technology -- or simply put, warfighting robots. (Kristina Wong/ABC News)
America's Robot Army: Technology To Save Lives In Afghanistan -- ABC News
For service members in Afghanistan, every step could be their last.
Improvised explosive devices have become the insurgents' weapon of choice in Afghanistan, and the most deadly for coalition forces. Last year, in Afghanistan alone, 58 percent of coalition casualties were from IEDs, and in 2011 so far, 51 percent, according to iCasualties.org.
Trying to defeat this top killer are defense companies, which are gathering this week at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's 2011 convention in Washington, D.C., to show off the latest in unmanned systems technology -- or simply put, warfighting robots.
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My Comment: And this robot army is just the first generation of what is in the pipeline.