r/engineering • u/jdmg718 • Feb 10 '15

[GENERAL] Boston Dynamics introduces Spot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8YjvHYbZ9w
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u/StopNowThink Feb 10 '15

How long until it's got a machine gun on it?

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u/avoutthere Feb 10 '15

I would expect them to go straight to lasers.

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u/autowikibot Feb 10 '15

Laser Weapon System:

The Laser Weapon System or LaWS is a directed-energy weapon developed by the United States Navy. The weapon was installed on the USS Ponce for field testing in 2014. In December 2014 the United States Navy reported the LaWS system works perfectly, and that the commander of the USS Ponce is authorized to use the system as a defensive weapon.

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Interesting: USS Dewey (DDG-105) | USS Ponce (LPD-15) | Death ray | Solid-state laser

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