NATO funds German startup building autonomous war robots

NATO’s Innovation Fund (NIF) has led a €9mn seed investment into German startup ARX Robotics, which builds unmanned ground robots for the battlefield.   The startup’s war bots look like small tanks — but without guns. The vehicles drive around on treads, and can be fitted with equipment like radar, mine-sweeping devices, or medical stretchers.  ARX sells four different machines. The largest carries military payloads weighing up to 500 kg — including injured soldiers — across the battlefield. Another model acts as a moving target-practice device, while another carries drones into combat. ARX’s robots can be fitted with equipment like radar,…

This story continues at The Next Web

from https://thenextweb.com/news/nato-german-startup-autonomous-war-robots