With The Gear Call in the Robotic Cavalry

Want to know more about the equipment that keeps the gears turning in your Marine Corps? Check out the Corps Report's monthly segment, With The Gear.

Lance Cpl. Clayton Filipowicz travels to Fort Devens Army Base in Mass., for a firsthand look at the Legged Squad Support System, or LS3. The robotic mule built by Boston Dynamics with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is currently being tested by the Marine Corps. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, put the system through its paces for the first time Nov. 5-7, 2013. The LS3 is designed to reduce the load Marines carry in combat, can reach speeds of 6 mph and carry up to 400 pounds.

Produced by Lance Cpl. Clayton Filipowicz
Video by Sgt. Michael Walters and Lance Cpl. Clayton Filipowicz

More on the LS3:
http://youtu.be/IIbtwn8jwwc

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