The robotic ears of the U.S. Army just got an upgrade: now robots don't have to be right next to a wall to detect humans breathing on the other side. Created by the California company TiaLinx, the Cougar20-H is a radar-using robot that looks like a small blackboard on wheels. As Wired reports:
The ... Cougar20-H “can ... be remotely programmed at multiple way points to scan the desired premise in a multi-story building and provide its layout,” TiaLinx boasted.
The remote-controlled robot could save lives as troops battle insurgents in Afghanistan and other regions because it allows them to 'see' who's inside a building before they physically enter. And there's the possibility that it could be used to fight human trafficking or to help with rescue missions. The Cougar20-H is the latest model in an ever-growing line of technology from TiaLinx that started with the Eagle5-N. As National Defense ...
