B4Maz
03-12-2008, 04:33 PM
http://jalopnik.com/367000/jalopnik-drives-real-live-tank-by-remote-control-can-now-die-happy
Someone over at Jalopnik got to drive an RC Tank:
Guess who got handed the manual remote control pendant for BAE Systems' Black Knight fully autonomous tank? Yeh, I'm in as much shock as you are but can't stop thinking "Holy ###, I drove a robot tank! ROBOT. TANK." The 12-ton Unmanned Combat Vehicle (UCV) was developed by BAE Systems as an internal test bed for next generation technologies in ground warfare support. The Black Knight (we love the name, so take that Batman) is powered by a 300 HP Cat diesel and although it's quiet as a mouse is capable of up to 48 MPH. It's the largest robot with a safety release from the US military and has undergone field testing at Fort Benning. The tank can operate up to 15 MPH autonomously or by way of pendant in a command vehicle like an A3 Bradley from distances as far as three miles away. By the way, did I mention I DROVE A FREAKIN' ROBOT TANK?
http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/03/smallish_2328808635_71c976bf1e_o.jpg
http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/03/smallish_2328808493_3dbefb2b03_o.jpg
http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/03/smallish_2328808347_e58fd355e2_o.jpg
Someone over at Jalopnik got to drive an RC Tank:
Guess who got handed the manual remote control pendant for BAE Systems' Black Knight fully autonomous tank? Yeh, I'm in as much shock as you are but can't stop thinking "Holy ###, I drove a robot tank! ROBOT. TANK." The 12-ton Unmanned Combat Vehicle (UCV) was developed by BAE Systems as an internal test bed for next generation technologies in ground warfare support. The Black Knight (we love the name, so take that Batman) is powered by a 300 HP Cat diesel and although it's quiet as a mouse is capable of up to 48 MPH. It's the largest robot with a safety release from the US military and has undergone field testing at Fort Benning. The tank can operate up to 15 MPH autonomously or by way of pendant in a command vehicle like an A3 Bradley from distances as far as three miles away. By the way, did I mention I DROVE A FREAKIN' ROBOT TANK?
http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/03/smallish_2328808635_71c976bf1e_o.jpg
http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/03/smallish_2328808493_3dbefb2b03_o.jpg
http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/03/smallish_2328808347_e58fd355e2_o.jpg