Vladimir Putin's war gadget 'robo-balls' that look like Star Wars' BB-8 ready to deploy (Iraq, enemy)

[Oklazona Bound]

This seems more silly than scary. But everything keeps getting more high tech.
Vladimir Putin's war gadget 'robo-balls' that look like Star Wars' BB-8 ready to deploy

One of Russia's key tools that are yet to see confirmed action in Ukraine are £18,500 spy gadgets called 'Sphera'.
These 'robo-balls' which look like the BB-8 droid from 'Star Wars' have been battle-tested in Syria where they were used to gain secret intelligence.
They can be tossed into dense combat areas or 'trouble zones' and, using four video cameras with a 360-degree view, gather pictures and audio to be sent to military operatives up to 50 metres away.

[End Game]

A ball with cameras. I'm not too concerned.

[Oklazona Bound]

Originally Posted by End Game

A ball with cameras. I'm not too concerned.

The R & D in Russia for this kind of stuff quite a bit behind the west.

[MattCW]

I dreamed something like this up years ago...I should have patented it.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Save a lot of lives

Can tell you where enemy is hiding ready for ambush.

But there is a recent short vid, of some insurgents in Syria or Iraq, and they just sitting there with an anti-tank rifle behind some dirt mound. A Russian APC/IFV rolls in but does not see the enemy, and the enemy fires and disables the vehicle.

Could have used that R2D2 at that moment. Or a drone to scout ahead.

[andywire]

Well, it's a step up from their "robot" with an actor inside




https://www.vice.com/en/article/xwjm...ya-video-vgtrn

[ditchoc]

Up to 50 meters.....half a football field....not impressed


I have a recreational drone with HD video I can view and control up to 5 miles.

[ChrisC]

Originally Posted by ditchoc

Up to 50 meters.....half a football field....not impressed


I have a recreational drone with HD video I can view and control up to 5 miles.

Oh, they had that stuff in Russia years ago, too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU

[jamies]

I'm sorry to tell you. That quad copter video was faked. Just Google FPS Russia armed quad copter fake. One giveaway was there was no recoil. smoke or shells falling. Sorry. LOL

BUT there ARE armed military quads being used around the world already.