Combat ready: Chaos goes where no robot has gone before.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

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An autonomous tracked platform that can be used for troop extraction, resupply, and search and security operations was tested by U.S. Marines in this year's Cobra Gold exercise in Thailand.

The diminutive Chaos robot which was developed by Autonomous Solutions Inc. of Logan, Utah, for the Army's Automotive Research Development and Engineering Command, is designed to navigate in rugged terrain that previously could only be accessed by soldiers on foot.

While capable of carrying a heavy payload, the...