Sounds like a scene out of a sci-fi flick but is more real than we imagined it to be. It's much like any other training exercise, except the soldiers are accompanied by a, an armed robot the size of a Humvee vehicle called Mule (Multifunctional Utility/Logistics and Equipment) controlled with a remote slightly resembling the one we have for Playstation. The MULE’s present a much tougher challenge than their human counter parts, capable of can firing Javelin anti-tank missiles and has a turret-mounted machine-gun in addition to a digital "eyeball" with laser and heat-recognizing target acquisition systems for aiming its weaponry. it uses GPS to navigate and localized perception to avoid trees and buildings. Its six wheels are on pneumatic legs, enabling it to climb over cars and barriers. Seeing the success rate of these robots and their capabilities the U.S army has already ordered 1700 of them for 2014.

The company responsible for the MULE is also promoting a heavily armed version called Maars, which can be programmed to recognize no-fire zones. "The robot hasn't fallen over once," says David Byers, assistant program manager. Well Maars or MULE it’s nice to know that the world is moving towards robot wars and there will hopefully be lesser human loss. Doesn’t it just make more sense to play this game called war on Playstation or something with UN as the referee!

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