SYRANO (''Système Robotisé d'Acquisition pour la Neutralisation d'Objectifs'', "Robotic acquisition system for neutralization of targets") is the first operational
battlefield robot
Military robots are autonomous robots or remote-controlled mobile robots designed for military applications, from transport to search & rescue and attack.
Some such systems are currently in use, and many are under development.
History
Broad ...
of the
French military.
SYRANO was designed by a consortium of CGEY, THALES, GIAT Industries and SAGEM to collect information in combat zones, especially in urban combat conditions. It is based on the
Wiesel AWC of the
German Army
The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...
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Armoured fighting vehicles of France
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Unmanned ground combat vehicles
Robots of France
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