Hundreds of Multi-Utility Legged Equipment (MULE) units are now stationed in critical forward areas such as Akhnoor and Rajouri following an initial delivery of 100 machines in June 2024. The machines are built to operate across extreme environments, functioning in temperatures from -40°C to +55°C and traversing steep 45-degree inclines. Armed with 360-degree cameras, radar, and thermal sensors, they deliver real-time data to support ambush operations and threat detection. Beyond intelligence work, they relieve soldiers by transporting crucial mission supplies across difficult ground.
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Deploying autonomous platforms in sensitive forward zones strengthens real-time threat de…: Deploying autonomous platforms in sensitive forward zones strengthens real-time threat detection and enemy tracking.
The units handle tactical payloads between 12 and 15 kilograms to ease soldier logistical…: The units handle tactical payloads between 12 and 15 kilograms to ease soldier logistical burdens.
Operational endurance across severe temperatures between -40°C and +55°C ensures mission…: Operational endurance across severe temperatures between -40°C and +55°C ensures mission capability in harsh border terrain.
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NEW DELHI:
Indian Army has started a new chapter of border surveillance in Jammu & Kashmir where four-legged robots, along with their human colleagues and military dogs, are keeping a tight vigil in difficult terrains in forward areas.Besides introducing robots, Indian
Army has modernised its border surveillance through artificial intelligence, high-tech sensors, smart-fencing and satellite integration and multi-agency intelligence coordination along the
Line of Control (LoC).
It has also integrated laser-based counter-drone systems and laser-intrusion detection components along parts of the border in J&K.But the centre of attraction are the four-legged robotic units that have been patrolling the difficult terrains of the over 740-km-long LoC. Army received the first batch of 100 four-legged robotic units, known as MULE (multi-utility legged equipment) in June 2024 and has since extended their active deployment to sensitive border areas such as Akhnoor and Rajouri in J&K. Videos of these robotic mules patrolling in Akhnoor sector went viral recently.
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