Taiwan’s top military research institute demonstrated three robot dog variants built on a U.S.-made platform, turning into public view a capability area that the defense ministry had already identified to lawmakers as part of its push to apply emerging technologies to asymmetric warfare.
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, or NCSIST, displayed the systems at the Ministry of National Defense in Taipei on June 2. The ministry said the demonstration featured LiDAR, reconnaissance, and firepower variants.
The robots use Ghost Robotics’ Vision 60 quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle as the base platform, according to the defense ministry. NCSIST integrated Taiwan-developed mission payloads, including electro-optical reconnaissance, a remote-controlled turret system, and LiDAR combined with thermal-imaging recognition….Â
Taiwan Military Lab Showcases Robot Dogs Built on US Platform
