A Ukrainian war robot used AI to complete a 12-mile supply run almost entirely on its own. The unit says it's a combat first.
Source: Business Insider ·
A Ukrainian unit says its ground robot navigated 93% of a battlefield supply mission autonomously, with an operator stepping in only when needed.
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Members of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment repair multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicles at a workshop in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine.Diego Fedele/Getty ImagesA Ukrainian unit says its ground robot completed 93% of a 12-mile supply mission autonomously.The robot used AI navigation, cameras, and 3D mapping to navigate the route.The unit hopes to expand autonomous missions and reduce reliance on services like Starlink.A Ukrainian military unit said on Wednesday that it successfully sent a ground robot on a 12-mile supply run, using AI to navigate for nearly the entirety of the mission.The Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment of the 2nd Corps, or Khartiia Corps, of Ukraine's National Guard announced the completion of the autonomous logistics mission in a statement shared with Business Insider, calling it the "first of its kind under combat conditions."The unit said that the robot completed 93% of its 20-kilometer trip on its own, delivering cargo and returning to its starting point…