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The demonstration follows another recent exercise involving a K-MAX unmanned helicopter and unmanned ground vehicle

Military

Unmanned helicopter and ground vehicle team up to explore dangerous terrain

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) together with Sikorsky Aircraft have deployed an autonomous helicopter and all-terrain robot to demonstrate what might be possible when advanced, unmanned vehicles join forces.

A 2015 Chevrolet Colorado with offroad packaging similar to that which will be used in the US Army's testing

Automotive

GM, US Army extreme testing hydrogen fuel cell Colorado

General Motors and the US Army are joining forces to put hydrogen fuel cell technology to the test in extreme military environments. The Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center will test on a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck modified to run on a hydrogen fuel cell.

A K-MAX unmanned helicopter autonomously delivering an SMSS by sling load as part of a first fully autonomous mission demonstration

Military

Robotic vehicles team up on first fully autonomous mission demonstration

The first fully autonomous resupply, reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition demonstration using the Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) unmanned ground vehicle, K-MAX unmanned helicopter and Gyrocam optical sensor was recently conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia.