On August 19, 2007 (July 7, 2007 in the lunar calendar), the U.S. Army's ground armed robots made their first appearance in Iraq. On August 19, 2007, the U.S. Army's ground armed robots made their first appearance in Iraq, a milestone in the history of the development of unmanned weapon systems. The "Long Range Reconnaissance Direct Action Observation System Special Weapon"(referred to as "Sharp Sword") belongs to the Foster Miller 3B robot and is equipped with a remote weapon control station-a remote remote control rapid targeting platform manufactured by Long Range Observation Precision Instruments Company. The "Sword" can carry a 5.56 mm caliber M249 squad automatic weapon, a 7.62 mm caliber M240 machine gun, or an M109 "Barrett" sniper rifle. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in Iraq has been equipped with three "Sword" robots. Tim Everhard, head of business development at Foster Miller, said Sharp Sword was the "first safety-certified ground armed robot" deployed simultaneously with the military. Tests conducted by the Air Force Expeditionary Commando in 2006 promoted the development of robot application strategies, technologies and procedures (TTP) to a certain extent; Officers and soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division were equipped with the robot in mid-2006. Everhard said the force has driven the development of TTP. "You use it as a member of a fire squad-the equivalent of the 11th person," he said. The slide presentation obtained by this newspaper shows that the "sword" will be used for surveillance and surrounding vigilance, reconnaissance and attack. These robots, whose batteries last for four hours, are deployed in front of friendly forces and can perform swimming patrols, rotating every few hours, with the operators hundreds of meters behind. The firing mode of the weapon control station can be adjusted by entering a command program. The system is attached to a "destroy switch" that can automatically turn off the remote control rapid targeting platform system or the robot itself. Everhard said, based on the slide presentation, robots could also be used in cities to "check" around corners or inspect a building. This system can guarantee a visual range of 800 meters. Comments: Robots are powerful enough to put into combat