{"id":30174,"date":"2019-01-22T21:24:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T21:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/22\/these-moving-robotic-targets-can-modernize-any-range-and-keep-marines-soldiers-shooting-sharp\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:11:16","slug":"these-moving-robotic-targets-can-modernize-any-range-and-keep-marines-soldiers-shooting-sharp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2019\/01\/22\/these-moving-robotic-targets-can-modernize-any-range-and-keep-marines-soldiers-shooting-sharp\/","title":{"rendered":"These moving, robotic targets can modernize any range and keep Marines, soldiers shooting sharp"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=cac041a7-419c-4545-bc7c-40941c3550e3\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-cac041a7-419c-4545-bc7c-40941c3550e3.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">These moving targets get shooters more realistic training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAS VEGAS \u2015 Upright, wheeled, semi-autonomous robots rolled their way across a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/03\/26\/connecting-marines-at-the-lowest-ranks-to-war-fighting-simulators\/\" target=\"_blank\">dusty range<\/a> here as a mock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/09\/28\/here-is-the-current-checklist-for-marine-corps-simulations-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">team of shooters <\/a>mounted up for their attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The robots took their places behind cardboard cover and began their own version of an ambush setup. The human team sped into the zone on two all-terrain vehicles and engaged. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/11\/20\/marines-seek-to-improve-move-beyond-laser-shooter-simulators\/\" target=_blank>Through programming,<\/a> the robots know when they\u2019re being shot at, from where and if one of their compatriots has been hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They react accordingly. They seek cover, use obstacle avoidance software to keep from running into each other or running over the shooter, should they close the distance.<\/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\/2018\/10\/11\/new-virtual-marksmanship-and-squad-immersive-trainers-are-headed-to-dozens-of-army-locations-next-year\/\" 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=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/augmented-reality-soldier.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\">New virtual marksmanship and squad immersive trainers are headed to dozens of Army locations next year<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">From marksmanship to squads, vehicles and an all-encompassing battlefield, the Army is overhauling simulations and training.<\/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\">The robots were on display for a shooting scenario at the Sig Sauer range day, part of the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And an estimated 6,000 Marines over the past year have had a chance to get some more realistic target practice than what they usually see in paper targets and specified, known distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/marathon-robots2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94934\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This moving, semi-autonomous robotic target is being tested by the Marine Corps for use on small arms ranges. (Marathon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ralph Petroff, president of the North America branch of Marathon Targets, touts his product as a way to make century-old ranges modern without rebuilding the whole enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The robots effect goes beyond large fields with open terrain. They can be set up in urban environments and programmed for patterns of movement and move at differing speeds to mimic large crowds in which friendly and unfriendly actors are mixed together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Marine Col. Walt Yates, formerly head of Training Systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, now works as a consultant for Marathon. 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