Multi-Utility Legged Equipment : North Tech Symposium 2023
The Indian Army unveiled the Multi-Utility Legged Equipment (MULE) at the North Tech Symposium 2023 held recently in Jammu.
- Multi-Utility Legged Equipment (MULE) is an autonomous load-bearing robot developed for the Indian Army.
- It has been manufactured for human-less intervention to locate and eliminate terrorists.
- It is embodied with 360-degree cameras and radars that would help the operator to detect any threat and use the firing platform to shoot it down.
- It is an analog-faced machine, built with four legs and with a payload capacity of 12 kg.
- The equipment can be either operated on Wi-Fi or Long-Term Evolution (LTE), making it workable for distances up to 10 km from the location.
- It is controlled by an easy-to-operate remote control.
- A firing platform can also be integrated into it.
- It is capable of taking up projects with pre-fed missions and is viable to be used in all terrains; it can be easily operated in snow and mountains as well.
- It can climb mountains hassle-free at upto 45 degrees and climb steps as high as 18 cm.
North-Tech Symposium 2023:
- It was jointly organised by the Indian Army’s Northern Command, the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) and IIT-Jammu.
- The event comprised exhibitions, product launches, one-on-one structured interactions, technical seminars, ideas and innovation displays, as well as military equipment displays.
