Essentially, a robot bomb, it would be operated via remote control and transported to a location in enemy territory before being detonated.

For kids, a new way to control virtual characters is all fun and games. For soldiers, more intuitive controls for robots could mean the difference between life and death.

As the Minsk Monitor notes, this kind of robot is in the style of the “teletank” rudimentary combat machines from the 1930s and 1940s. Remote control itself is nothing new.

Army scientists work with counterparts from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to meet urban combat challenges with technology.