Portland Air National Guard Unit Is First to Test Out Robot Dog for Base Security
The Portland Air National Guard's 142nd Security Forces Squadron became the first Guard unit in the nation to receive a new "robot dog" and plans to test the technology for surveillance and base security operations.
The Oregon-based Guard unit's "Quad-legged Unmanned Ground Vehicle," otherwise known as the Q-UGV, can conduct video surveillance and patrol a fence line without putting airmen in danger. Robot dogs first made an appearance at active-duty bases last year, and the equipment and testing are now trickling down to the Guard.
The 142nd received the Q-UGV at the start of the year, according to the base's public affairs office, and the security forces have started demonstrating the technology to other units throughout the state this past month.
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