> In addition to the pistol-armed quadcopters, Sig Sauer itself brought a small tracked robot called Mule equipped with a Stone Horse NG3 Gatling-type machine gun chambered to fire the .338 Norma Magnum rifle round to this year's AUSA event.
I would need to see it fire for myself before believing that the recoil didn't have an massive effect on the stability of the drone. It also looks like it isn't gimbaled so quick follow up shots will most likely be impossible.
One thing that's always got me about these robotic weapons platforms like armed drones or dogs is that they seem to exist in a fantasy land where guns never malfunction. Part of getting good with your guns is learning how to rapidly troubleshoot any of the unique ways guns can fail to feed. I feel like any approach to this that's just slapping an off the shelf gun on a thing just exists to farm engagement.
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One thing that's always got me about these robotic weapons platforms like armed drones or dogs is that they seem to exist in a fantasy land where guns never malfunction. Part of getting good with your guns is learning how to rapidly troubleshoot any of the unique ways guns can fail to feed. I feel like any approach to this that's just slapping an off the shelf gun on a thing just exists to farm engagement.