| One of the biggest issues of using unmanned aerial | | | | that go with humans in the military could potentially |
| vehicles is that they still require a ground support team | | | | really be a relief to the taxpayer. Better yet, there |
| of humans to take care of them. But why I ask? After | | | | would be fewer mistakes and human error as each |
| all it is much easier to design robotic ground assistants | | | | robotic ground unit would have exactly the same |
| than it is build a tele-robotic unmanned aerial vehicle or | | | | software. Am I suggesting robotics for all military |
| UAV. | | | | endeavors in the future? Well, yes, I guess I am thinking |
| UAVs once on the ground should be able to park | | | | in that direction. |
| themselves and/or tie themselves down. The ground | | | | You see, the US military has had such great success |
| robots should be able to tie them down, untie them, fuel | | | | with its UAV program, that it makes sense to take all |
| them up and do preflight duties. Shell Oil company | | | | this to the next step and to use that to reduce the |
| developed a robot that can fuel your car if you are | | | | costs spent on military endeavors and increase the |
| parked in the right spot next to the gas pump, so it's | | | | effectiveness of all operations at the same time. Do, I |
| easy to see how robotic ground teams could handle all | | | | believe that this will soon happen? Yes, as a matter of |
| these things. Why not? | | | | fact it's happening before our very eyes as we speak. |
| Saving on ground crew training and all the other costs | | | | |