US Army Soldiers Deploy Robotic Vehicle in Simulated Battle

The US Army deployed a Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) surrogate for the first time in a simulated battle last month.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry employed two Project Origin vehicles in a mock battle involving the 3/101st (Air Assault) at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Project Origin is an Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) testing and demonstration platform, assisting the development of the RCV program. The program calls for the design of autonomous vehicles for a range of tasks such as infantry and counterstrike missions.