The military robot is a mechanical dog that totes hundreds of pounds of gear so that soldiers need not do so. It is said to be able to handle the unknown challenges of the battlefields. It has the ability to trot more than 3 miles an hour, climb incline of up to 45 degrees and carry up to 120 pounds, regardless of the rough terrain that is impenetrable to wheeled or tracked vehicles.

The robot’s body is a steel frame that houses a one-cylinder gasoline engine driving a hydraulic system, a computer and an inertial measurement unit that uses a fiber optic laser gyroscope and a suite of accelerometers to track its movement and position. These all function together with the legs to create the precision gait. It also sports a stereo camera and laser scanner mounted where the head would go, if it had one. The next generation of military robots will use this feature to read the terrain ahead and spot obstacles.