Robotic Helicopters For Army Supplies

The office of Naval Research in USA has announced a $98 million programme to develop the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) that will allow soldiers to instantly order supplies through robotic helicopters by using hand-held application devices.

This will eliminate the need of human operators to carry out this highly skilled and delicate task. Robotic vertical take-off and landing aircraft have been developed in USA to carry cargo to war front lines without risking the lives of pilots. Now the automatic control systems are being developed to integrate with the helicopters.

This will allow front line troops to order specific items needed on a mobile hand-held device, and swarm of helicopters carrying urgently needed supplies will fly off instantaneously on receipt of the command. The system will employ the latest developments in artificial intelligence to carry out the complicated tasks.