{"id":88454,"date":"2024-10-14T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/14\/from-drone-swarms-to-exoskeletons-army-charts-path-for-robotic-future\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:11:59","slug":"from-drone-swarms-to-exoskeletons-army-charts-path-for-robotic-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/10\/14\/from-drone-swarms-to-exoskeletons-army-charts-path-for-robotic-future\/","title":{"rendered":"From drone swarms to exoskeletons, Army charts path for robotic future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Army updates how it uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/203448\/army_pushes_next_wave_of_ground_robots_forward\" target=\"_blank\">robots and autonomous systems<\/a> in the next fiscal year, drone swarms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/10\/06\/robot-truck-convoys-the-armys-been-doing-that-for-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">automated convoy<\/a> operations and an exoskeleton to lighten the load are on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army released its Robotics and Autonomous Systems, or RAS, strategy in 2017 with a series of near-, mid- and long-term priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the release, the service has met its early goals, which included lightening the load for dismounted soldiers, automating some parts of ground resupply and adding more robots in dangerous jobs such as explosive ordnance disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stuart Hatfield, a division chief at the Army headquarters soldier resourcing programs, shared current and future projects for the robot-soldier future, spanning from now through 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/07\/30\/is-this-unit-the-future-of-army-combat-formations\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippines-25th-ID.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Is this unit the future of Army combat formations?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A Hawaii-based light brigade combat team&#039;s recent overseas rotation featured a bevy of cutting-edge capabilities, leaders say.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe RAS strategy priorities I don\u2019t think are going to change even as we update our strategy,\u201d Hatfield said at the September National Defense Industrial Association\u2019s annual Future Force Capabilities Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New projects, Hatfield said, include Tethered-Unmanned Aircraft Systems; medium-sized Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System; the Common Robotic System Medium variant; the Dismounted Unit Soldier Transport, or DUST; a first-person-view drone option and an exoskeleton for dismounted soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While he didn\u2019t share timelines on specific systems, some of the capabilities are expected to arrive in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding for these programs has increased steadily over the past decade. The Army got its first $7 million from Congress for robot strategy work in fiscal 2015; that grew to $335 million in the fiscal 2021 budget. For fiscal 2025, the current request is for $480 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asafm.army.mil\/Portals\/72\/Documents\/BudgetMaterial\/2025\/Base%20Budget\/Research,%20Development,%20Test%20and%20Evaluation\/RDTE%20-%20Vol%201%20-%20Budget%20Activity%203.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">budget documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A version of the DUST device was in use during the recent rotation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2024\/07\/30\/is-this-unit-the-future-of-army-combat-formations\/\" target=\"_blank\">2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division<\/a> at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the rotation, soldiers used a kind of motor-assisted wheelbarrow device previously called the Silent Tactical Energy Enhanced Dismount, or STEED, to move gear and role-playing \u201cwounded\u201d soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a simpler device than some of the more complex technology that the Army is testing in other areas, but it does take a load off the soldier. The STEED can travel 15 to 30 miles on a single battery pack and carry up to 500 pounds, according to manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/equipment.adsinc.com\/hendrick-motorsports-silent-tactical-energy-enhanced-dismount-steed\/ecomm-product-detail\/403007\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hendrick Motorsports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Common Robotic System Medium variant \u2014 currently under development \u2014 is a larger version of the individual model. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalguard.mil\/News\/Article\/3216047\/pennsylvania-guard-soldiers-train-with-new-robotic-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">individual variant<\/a>, which has been fielded to some Army units, is a 32-pound tracked robot with multiple cameras and an extendable arm that can fit into a rucksack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The medium version would be capable of carrying more equipment and a variety of payloads that could include sensing devices or weapons platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As far as robot-driven vehicle convoys, Army Times reported work back in 2021 that had already seen soldiers running 2,000 unmanned miles. The convoys were not entirely \u201crobotic\u201d but instead featured a single, manned vehicle and nine \u201cfollower\u201d vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got the robotic applique, which takes robotic technology and applies it to currently manned systems and makes them optionally [manned],\u201d Hatfield said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The focus in 2021 was to use medium-sized trucks with pallet loads, a typical resupply that soldiers might have experienced during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those convoys were often the target of attacks by insurgents and terrorists. The Army and other services are working on a variety of resupply methods, including drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But ground vehicles will continue to fit into the work as those platforms can carry more cargo than other options for land-based forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full combat \u201cIron Man\u201d-style suit has been in some sort of development for decades now. 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