‘Robot Marines’ In Every Formation: Corps’ Robotics Chief Casts Vision

Published on May 9, 2024



Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems chief for the USMC lays out just how critical robotics will be in a future fight.

In last year's update to Force Design 2030, the Marine Corps' primary planning document, leaders introduced a new mandate for integrating smart machines into warfare: "Marines must fight at machine speed or face defeat at machine speed."

With that message came a new catch-all term for this field of technology development and integration: Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems, or IRAS. At the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C., the officer tasked with leading the Marines' IRAS efforts described a near-future service with robots that bounce, trot, and slither as well as fly; and specialized robotics operators in every Marine Corps formation to best use their capabilities.

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