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Frantzman\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIT NEHEMIA, Israel \u2014 Israel\u2019s General Robotics has demonstrated what it says is the world\u2019s first operational armed robot, aimed at providing special forces and homeland security personnel an unmanned vehicle when confronting adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense News attended the live-fire demo of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2016\/05\/08\/introducing-israeli-12-kilo-killer-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\">DOGO tactical robot<\/a> this month in central Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company\u2019s CEO, Shahar Gal, said the idea of armed robots is controversial because of media depictions of \u201ckiller robots\u201d like those in \u201cRoboCop.\u201d DOGO\u2019s movements and weaponry, however, are controlled by a person using a hand-held, tablet-like device, rather than artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gal said the 10-kilogram robot is operational in Israel, India and France. 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It shot 10 balloons and competed against a marksman, grouping its shots with a laser pointer projected by the robot that shows the targeted area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With eight cameras for a 360-degree view, it is 1.6 feet long and can drive at 3 mph with a two- to five-hour endurance. It also has a two-way radio that enables the operator to give commands to a suspect or blare a siren. The robot can also be equipped with a nonlethal pepper spray canister on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s main armament, the Glock, must be loaded and placed inside the robot before deployment, which means the robot is limited to 14 rounds before it would need to return to the operator to be reloaded. And the robot can function up to 300 meters from its operator, according to General Robotics. 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