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Ukrainian soldiers apparently use the mobile game console Steam Deck one machine guns to control. In photos shared by the Ukrainian news site TPO Media on Facebook were publishedmachine guns can be seen being fired from afar using the console.
The machine guns are part of the weapon system “Sabre”which can be equipped with different weapons, it says Vice . The development of the system was in the year 2014 financed via crowdfunding. Saber is supposed to be soldiers Schutz bid from enemy bullets. They control the weapons from a distance, for example from an armored car.
The weapons were not always controlled via the US manufacturer’s mobile console Valve. The Steam Deck, which since February 2022 is delivered has only been used for a short time. Loud PCMag it is unlikely that the manufacturer will support the use of the console to control weapons. However, he cannot prevent them either. Steam decks usually run on the open software Linux. Windows can also be installed on the devices.
It’s also not the first time video game hardware has been used militarily, reports Business Insider. Die US Navy sets for about 5 years XBox-360-Controller to control sensors that replace periscopes in submarines. Using the controllers saves money and has the added benefit that young soldiers already know how to use them, it was told to USA Today.
Controllers based on the XBox controls are also used in US weapon systems.
The Israeli army also uses Xbox controllers in tanks. In the combat vehicles, she also uses artificial intelligence trained with the video game “StarCraft II”.
