Marines

Brigadier General Kevin Killea, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Commanding General, is seen here leading the mule-like robot known as the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) through the woods at Fort Devens, Mass. The general, wearing a special pack fitted with thick black bands that the robot is programmed to identify and track, led LS3 through the woods over uneven and sometimes tricky terrain strewn with fallen logs, thick underbrush, and wet leaves sometimes hiding holes and other unseen hazards. The Warfighting Lab is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Boston Dynamics to explore concepts that can potentially lighten the load of Marine units. LS3, still in the early stages of development, is capable of carrying 400 pounds of gear and traversing terrain that wheeled and tracked vehicles cannot. The Limited Technical Assessment included putting the robot under the control of Marines from the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton, Calif including animal packers from the Mountain Warfare Training Center in California. (Official USMC Photo by Kyle J. O. Olson)
131107-M-RP886-003.JPG Photo By: Kyle Olson

Nov 14, 2013
Fort Devens, MA - Brigadier General Kevin Killea, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Commanding General, is seen here leading the mule-like robot known as the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) through the woods at Fort Devens, Mass. The general, wearing a special pack fitted with thick black bands that the robot is programmed to identify and track, led LS3 through the woods over uneven and sometimes tricky terrain strewn with fallen logs, thick underbrush, and wet leaves sometimes hiding holes and other unseen hazards. The Warfighting Lab is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Boston Dynamics to explore concepts that can potentially lighten the load of Marine units. LS3, still in the early stages of development, is capable of carrying 400 pounds of gear and traversing terrain that wheeled and tracked vehicles cannot. The Limited Technical Assessment included putting the robot under the control of Marines from the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton, Calif including animal packers from the Mountain Warfare Training Center in California. (Official USMC Photo by Kyle J. O. Olson)


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