The US Army has tested controversial "robot dogs" armed with AI-enabled rifles in Saudi Arabia. New images posted by the US military's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service showed the four-legged unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) undergoing "rehearsals" last month.

Many “the robot revolution is on its way” memes have come and gone over the years, fueled as much by unrealistic sci-fi movies as by many real-life breakthroughs in computing and engineering. Now the U.

Darude Sandstorm It's a dog-eat-dog world for the US Army, which is experimenting with rifle-equipped robot dogs at a Middle Eastern testing facility. As Military.com reports, the branch has deployed at least one new "Lone Wolf" robo-dog to test out its anti-drone capabilities at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center,

The Army sent a "robot dog" equipped with an artificial-intelligence-powered gun turret to the Middle East as part of a counter-drone test.

The US Army is testing robot dogs mounted with AI-enabled guns at a military facility in the Middle East, according to Military.com.

Robotic dogs have become integral to military operations, performing roles from explosive ordnance disposal to perimeter security.

Recent images released by the Defence Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) depict one of these robot dogs undergoing "rehearsals" at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia.

The US Army is testing robot dogs mounted with AI-enabled rifles at a military facility in the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region, according to newly released images. Photos shared by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) show one such four-legged robot going over “rehearsals” at the Red Sand Dunes area near Riyadh,